There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $331 million. A ticket with five numbers,

The odds of hitting the Powerball jackpot are 292,201,388 to 1. A player who buys a $2 ticket has about a 1 in 11,688,053 chance to match five numbers and win at least $1 million, while the odds are 913,129 to 1 to win a third prize of at least $50,000.

A 63-year-old woman from Westland said she still can’t believe she won a $1 million Powerball prize. Catherine Martin matched the five white balls in the Sept. 4, 2024, Powerball drawing to win a $1 million prize. She said she plays the same numbers every week: 07-10-21-33-59.

Money from lotteries often funds public programs. But some argue that gambling games serve as taxes on the poor.

Powerball is held in 45 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The Double Play add-on feature is available for purchase in 13 lottery jurisdictions, including ...