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Jan. 17—With a jackpot that just keeps on climbing, Californians and millions of other Americans were eagerly anticipating the results of Saturday's Powerball drawing.
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Well, it was another day of busts for Powerball hopefuls, since no one has won the jackpot since Sept. 16.
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The winning numbers, drawn at 8 p.m. Saturday, were 14, 20, 39, 65 and 67, and the Powerball number was 2. The jackpot was worth $640 million and would have made it the fifth-largest in Powerball history. The highest jackpot of nearly $1.6 billion was split between three tickets on Jan. 13, 2016, with winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.
The top prize increases to Wednesday's draw and is now estimated at $730 million, which would be the fourth-highest jackpot in Powerball history and the sixth highest to be won in an American lottery game.
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Wednesday's jackpot has an estimated cash value of $546 million, according to lottery officials. The lucky winner will still have to pay federal taxes, although California is one of only 10 states to exempt state income tax on lottery winnings.
With this amount of cash, even after taxes are taken out, you could afford to bankroll multiple NFL teams for a season and still have some change left over.
This year, you could pay the combined salaries for the Buffalo Bills and the Baltimore Ravens, having a cap of $174 million and $153 million, respectively, and still have some dosh left over.
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Or, you could by all 81 homes listed above $1 million on the market in Sacramento County, worth a little more than $159 million, according to Zillow, and use the rest of your winnings to remodel them all.
Powerball tickets are $2 each and drawings are held Wednesdays and Saturdays. To play, you must select five numbers between 1 and 69, and a bonus 'Powerball' number between 1 and 26. Players have a 1 in 38.3 chance of winning a prize in a Powerball drawing, and a 1 in 292.2 million shot at winning the jackpot. Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states across the country, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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If you win less than $600, you can take your ticket to a retailer in exchange for cash, according to the California Lottery. If you win more than $600, download a claim form and deliver it to any lottery district office or mail it to 730 N. 10th St., Sacramento, CA 95811.
If you didn't win anything in Saturday's Powerball drawing, you can soon have another shot at riches. Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot is estimated at $850 million, which would be the second-largest prize in that game's history.
The Bee's Noel Harris contributed to this story.