Latest / The Lottery Rundown: Powerball & Mega Millions Results, Trends and News / Jackpots Clear One Billion, New York ticket holder wins $5M, Powerball jackpot reaches $600M
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- Jackpots Clear One Billion! This is The Lottery Rundown for Saturday October 17th Mega Millions drew Friday night with 2, 15, 31, 41 and 68, plus Mega Ball 11. No ticket hit the jackpot, but one lucky New York ticket holder scored 5 million dollars. What would you do with 5 million dollars? Fifteen repeated from the previous draw, while 31 returned after 28 drawings away—the numerical equivalent of vanishing on sabbatical and strolling back into Monday’s meeting. Tuesday’s estimated jackpot is 413 million dollars, with a cash value of 170 million 300 thousand dollars. That is private-island money—or enough to establish an island government run entirely by highly credentialed penguins. The jackpot has gone 23 drawings and 80 days without a winner, a little longer than average but still nothing especially strange. Moving to Powerball, the last draw was Wednesday, October 14, with 3, 34, 37, 42 and 46, plus Powerball 20 and a three-times multiplier. Nobody won the jackpot, while one lucky Minnesota ticket holder matched the five white balls and used that multiplier for a 2 million dollar payday. Among those numbers, 37 is tied for third among the most-drawn white balls over the past six years, with 78 appearances. Tonight’s estimated jackpot is 600 million dollars, with a cash value of 252 million 700 thousand dollars. The run stands at 27 drawings and 63 days without a jackpot winner, a fairly ordinary stretch by recent standards.