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No Powerball winner, lottery jackpot now $650M (see smaller prizes won in NY)

By Geoff Herbert | gherbert@syracuse.com

No one won the $535 million Powerball jackpot in Wednesday's drawing. The winning numbers were 17-19-39-43-68, Powerball: 13, PowerPlay: 4X.

No tickets matched all six numbers, so the jackpot is now $650 million -- the third largest in U.S. lottery history. The next drawing will be Wednesday night.

But don't throw out your tickets yet: Some lotto players in New York still won smaller prizes totaling more than $1.9 million.

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Second prize: $1 million

Powerball players can win $1 million by matching all five numbers. Zero tickets in New York won the second prize; 8 were sold in California, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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Third prize: $50,000

6 tickets in New York matched four numbers + the Powerball for a $50,000 prize.

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Fourth & fifth prizes: $100

257 tickets in NY matched four of five numbers for a $100 prize. Another 649 tickets matched three numbers + Powerball for a $100 prize.

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Sixth & seventh prizes: $7

15,998 tickets in NY matched three of five numbers for a $7 prize. Another 13,461 tickets matched two numbers + Powerball for $7.

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Eighth & ninth prizes: $4

104,022 tickets in NY matched one number + Powerball for a $4 prize. Another 246,184 tickets got the Powerball only for a $4 prize.

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Largest jackpot of all time?

The largest Powerball jackpot was $1.586 billion in January 2016. The current Powerball prize is the third largest in U.S. lottery history.

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What are the odds of winning?

The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292,201,338. (Yes, you do have a greater chance of being struck by lightning.) The odds became longer after a rules change in 2015, but the chances to win one of the smaller prizes actually went up.

Last week, both Powerball and Mega Millions were over $300 million at the same time for the first time in history. A single ticket in Illinois matched all six winning numbers for a $386 million prize.

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Next drawing

The next drawing of winning numbers that could make a lucky winner fabulously wealthy will be Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 10:59 p.m.

Powerball tickets are sold in 44 states, Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and Peurto Rico. They are not sold in Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada and Utah. Tickets are $2 each, and sales stop 59 minutes before the drawing, but may end earlier in some states.

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How to watch

These are the channels on which you can watch the Powerball drawing live on TV in Upstate New York:

Binghamton: WICZ, channel 40

Buffalo: WUTV, channel 29

Capital Region: WRGB and CW, channels 6 and 15

Elmira: WETM, channel 18

Plattsburgh: WPTZ, channel 5

Rochester: WHAM, channel 13

Syracuse: WSTM and WTVH, channels 3 and 5

Utica: WUTR, channel 20

Watertown: WSTM and WTVH, channels 3 and 5

If you're outside NY, check with your state's lottery board.

You can also live stream the drawing online at Powerball-MegaMillions.com.

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Flashback: Winners are drawn in New York state's first lottery in 1967

The New York State Lottery is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

On Election Day in 1966, New Yorkers voted in favor to approve a constitutional amendment authorizing a government-run lottery, with its proceeds to be "applied exclusively to, or in aid or support of education. It was the second state lottery in the nation, following New Hampshire's in 1964.

Plans for the first lottery drawing were finalized in April 1967.

One dollar tickets would go on sale on June 1 at hotels, motels, banks and Western Union offices.

There would be 240 winners for each $1 million in tickets sold and there would be two tiers of prizes.

In the "Grand Prize Tier," the top prize would be $100,000; second prize $50,000; third prize $35,000; fourth $10,000 and places five through 15 would receive $5,000. In the "Consolation Tier," winners could earn between $1,000 and $150.