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The jackpot has surpassed the $900 million mark as there was no grand prize winner.Courtesy Of Michigan Lottery
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Five players won at least $1 million, but there was no winner of the $863 million Powerball jackpot for the drawing held on Saturday, Aug. 8. That means the drawing on Monday, Aug. 10 will be worth $905 million, with a cash option of $391.9 million.
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The winning numbers are: 5-9-35-54-63
Powerball: 7
Power Play: 3
Powerball winners for Aug. 8:
- The five players who won at least $1 million matched all five white numbers drawn to win their prize. Those tickets were sold in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, New York and Texas.
- The player in Texas also played the Power Play option, which increased their winnings to $2 million. That was the largest prize won in the drawing.
- Another 44 players matched four white balls and the Powerball to win $50,000. Twelve of those players also played the Power Play option, which increased their winnings to $150,000.
- A total of 2,095,771 winning tickets were sold, with players winning a combined $22.6 million in prizes.
The Powerball jackpot was last won on May 2, when a player in Florida and a player in Texas split the $20 million grand prize. The current jackpot is the eighth largest prize in the game’s history.
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Powerball drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. ET. Tickets cost $2 each.
Powerball is offered in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the U.K. Players select five white numbers from 1 to 69 and one red ball from 1 to 26. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292 million.
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