No winner in months for lottery's top prize
The winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, Jan. 6 are 47, 2, 63, 62, 11 and Powerball 17.
While short of a record, Wednesday's drawing was still considerable -- an estimated $500 million jackpot, a total that jumped at least $50 million in the hours leading up to the drawing.
For the winner or winners (assuming there are any), overcame very long odds: the chances of purchasing a $2 ticket bearing the lucky numbers are about 292,201,338 to 1. Matching five numbers, but not the Powerball, is good for a $1 million prize (or $2 million for those who spent an additional dollar for the Powerplay option.
The jackpot in Wednesday's drawing has been growing since Nov. 4 and is estimated to be the sixth-largest in the lottery's history.
Here are your winning Powerball numbers. Are you $524 million richer?
Posted by NJ.com on Wednesday, January 6, 2016
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