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,

A $50,000 Powerball ticket was purchased at a 7-Eleven in Middlesex County for Monday night’s lottery drawing. The third-prize Powerball ticket was sold at the convenience store on Lafayette Avenue in Edison, according to the New Jersey Lottery. It matched four numbers plus the Powerball.

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 ...

The numbers drawn in Monday evening’s Powerball lottery were 17, 34, 46, 66, 67 and the Powerball number was 14. The estimated jackpot is $220 million. The drawing was the 13th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.

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.

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