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Powerball players win millions in prizes. Where were the lucky tickets sold?

Powerball tickets sold in New York and Massachusetts matched five numbers to win millions, just missing the $164 million jackpot.
Powerball tickets sold in New York and Massachusetts matched five numbers to win millions, just missing the $164 million jackpot. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Powerball tickets sold in New York and Massachusetts won millions of dollars and narrowly missed the $164 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The tickets matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Aug. 3, according to the national Powerball site.

The New York ticket also matched the Power Play to win $2 million, while the Massachusetts ticket won $1 million.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $174 million, with a cash value of $86.6 million, for the next drawing Monday, Aug. 5.

The winning numbers were 13, 33, 40, 60 and 61, with a Powerball of 20. The Power Play was 3.

Nearly 500,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000, the state lottery said.

The Powerball jackpot has gone unclaimed since July 3, when an Ohio player hit the $139.3 million grand prize, lottery officials said.

What to know about Powerball

To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.

The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.

Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.

Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.

Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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