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DES MOINES, Iowa Lottery players have another chance to win big next week, as there were no winners of the top prize for both the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots in their latest drawings.
The Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $ 730 million after no one matched all five of the numbers and the red ball on the drawing on Saturday night. If a lottery player hits big in the next Powerball draw on Wednesday, it will be the fifth largest jackpot ever in the United States.
The winning numbers were 67, 20, 65, 14, 39, and the Powerball was 02.
No one beat the odds in the Mega Millions draw on Friday, so the jackpot grew to $ 850 million. It would be the third biggest jackpot ever if there is a winner of the highest prize for the draw on Tuesday.
It has been almost two years since a lottery jackpot became so big. No one won both months’ top prize.
The listed jackpot amounts refer to winners who opt for an annuity paid over 30 years. Winners almost always choose cash prizes, which for Powerball would amount to $ 546 million. The estimated cash price for the next Mega Millions jackpot is $ 628.2 million.
Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, DC and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball is also offered in Puerto Rico.
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