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.

The deadline in New Jersey is 9:59 p.m. on the day of the drawing ... 1 to 69 for the white balls and one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball. However, you can also have the lottery machine generate a quick pick ticket with random numbers for ...

No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $145 million. One ticket was sold matching five numbers but not the Powerball in New Jersey and is worth $2 million because the winner played the PowerPlay option.

A Powerball ticket sold in New Jersey won $2 million, but just missed the $124 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Power Play, but not the Powerball, in the drawing Wednesday, Dec. 25, the national Powerball site said.