$1M Powerball ticket sold in Pa., estimated jackpot surges to $400M

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - February 16, 2014

Although there were no big jackpot winners, one ticket sold in Pennsylvania matched the five white balls and is worth $1-million.

Powerball said the next drawing will be Wednesday, Feb. 19. It added in a statement that the previous estimated jackpot total was an annuitized $330.8 million, or $188.4 million as a cash option.

Powerball is played in 43 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of matching all six numbers in the game are 1 in about 175 million, according to statistics pf the nonprofit Multi-State Lottery Association whose members offer one or more of the association's games.

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