This Powerball jackpot sign at a convenience store on Route 27 in Edison explains why ticket sales were high for Wednesday night's drawing. The jackpot soared to $320 million - one of the largest in Powerball history.Time to check your Powerball tickets to find out if you can suddenly afford a mansion and a yacht â€" or buy the Houston Astros.
These are the winning numbers that were selected at 11 p.m. Wednesday: 6, 27, 46, 51 and 56. The Powerball drawn was 21.
Tonight's top jackpot prize is valued at a whopping $320 million â€" or about $213 million for players who chose the cash option â€" because no lottery players have matched all the winning numbers during the past seven weeks.
This was the fourth largest jackpot in Powerball history, a fact that helped drive up the volume of ticket sales, lottery officials said.
There has been no big jackpot winner since June 23, when a couple from Seymour, Conn., won $60 million for matching all six Powerball numbers.
For the last drawing, Saturday night, five tickets sold across the nation â€" including one from New Jersey â€" matched the five regular numbers, but not the Powerball. Those tickets are worth $1 million apiece before taxes.
Tickets sold in the Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania also won $1 million Saturday night.
Powerball is played in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, along with 40 other states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.
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