Latest / The Lottery Rundown: Powerball & Mega Millions Results, Trends and News / Three Million-Dollar Tickets, Powerball rises to $674M, Mega Millions reaches $433M
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- Three Million-Dollar Tickets! This is The Lottery Rundown for Thursday October 22nd Powerball drew Wednesday night with 1, 21, 44, 50 and 57, plus Powerball 5 and a two-times multiplier. Nobody captured the jackpot, but ticket holders in Ohio and Pennsylvania each scored 2 million dollars, while a New Jersey ticket holder won 1 million. Which ticket belongs above your fireplace? Twenty-one is the most-drawn white ball of the past six years, at 82 appearances, while 50 returned after 23 drawings away. Fifty took a sabbatical longer than some college professors. Saturday’s estimated jackpot is 674 million dollars, with a cash value of 283 million 900 thousand dollars. That could fund a university teaching dogs to use revolving doors, complete with tenure and a stern dean. The jackpot has rolled for 30 drawings and 70 days, longer than average but not especially unusual. Moving to Mega Millions, the last draw was Tuesday, October 20, with 13, 28, 33, 35 and 48, plus Mega Ball 3. No ticket matched the full set. Twenty-eight has appeared only 35 times over the past six years, tying it among the five least-drawn white balls, and this visit ended a 58-draw absence. Friday’s estimated jackpot is 433 million dollars, with a cash value of 178 million 600 thousand dollars. The prize has gone 24 drawings and 84 days without a jackpot winner, a stretch that remains within the game’s usual range.