Powerball Jackpot Rises To $20 Million

The Powerball jackpot is on the move. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 366,411 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.9 million in prizes.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $20 million.

The cash option for the Wednesday, May 24th drawing will be an estimated $8.9 million.

The numbers drawn Saturday were 2, 9, 23, 44, 45, and the Powerball was 38. The Power Play multiplier was 2.

Three tickets correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000. These winning tickets were purchased in Kentucky (1), Pennsylvania (1), and West Virginia (1).

Twenty-three tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Five additional winners at that prize level also had the Power Play option multiplying their winnings 2 times for a total of $20,000.

More than 65,000 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 2 Saturday. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for one dollar. With Power Play you multiply your Powerball winnings by 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night's multiplier.

Powerball is now played in 28 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.