Here Are the Winning Numbers for Saturday's $1.6 Billion Powerball Drawing - NBC New York

The Powerball jackpot has reached a grounds estimated precocious of $1.6 cardinal for Saturday's drawing, making it the largest lottery prize successful history.

The winning numbers: 28-45-53-56-69 Powerball: 20 Power Play: 3x

The caller jackpot tops the previous grounds prize of $1.586 billion won successful 2016 by 3 Powerball players successful California, Florida and Tennessee. Longtime players and first-timers alike flocked to bargain tickets up of Saturday's drawing, according to The Associated Press.

No 1 has deed each six numbers since Aug. 3. That's 39 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner. The winless streak is owed to the abysmal likelihood of winning: 1 successful 292.2 million.

The longer the crippled goes without a expansive prize winner, the larger the payout volition grow.

The Powerball is played successful 45 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. It costs $2 to play.

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