DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers were drawn Saturday night for an estimated $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot, which would be the second-largest in U.S. lottery history.

The numbers selected were: 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17. According to the Powerball website, two players from Missouri and Texas won by matching all the numbers.

The odds of matching all five balls and the red Powerball are 1 in 292.2 million.

The prize was the result of 40 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. The last drawing with a jackpot winner had been on May 31.

Powerball’s terrible odds are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes growing as they repeatedly roll over when no one wins. Lottery officials note that the odds are far better for the game’s many smaller pri

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