Powerball Jackpot Tops $100 Million

METRO DETROIT, MI — The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $102 million for Saturday’s drawing. That will leave any potential winner with a difficult decision - take the cash option of $64.9 million or take a 30 installment payments of about $3.3 million. It’s a “win-win” choice, isn’t it?

Powerball drawn Wednesday night were: 8, 14, 32, 58, 67 with a Powerball of 17. Saturday’s drawing will be at 10:59 and can be viewed locally on WDIV-TV.

As for the Mega Millions game, nobody won Tuesday’s jackpot. Friday’s drawing will be for $70 million with a cash option of $44 million.

Tuesday’s Mega Millions numbers were 11, 17, 59, 70, 72 and gold ball of 1. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Dearborn Patch, click here to find your local Michigan Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Each Powerball ticket costs $2. Find out where you can buy your Powerball tickets here. The Powerball game is played by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball number. The odds of picking the correct Powerball grand prize numbers are one in 292,201,338.

A total of 44 states, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, that participate in Powerball. Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time.

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