By Gil Aegerter, Staff Writer, NBC News
The Powerball lottery jackpot swelled to $350 million after no ticket matched all the winning numbers picked on Saturday night.
That would make it the third-largest Powerball prize ever.
The winning numbers were 6-13-19-23-43 with Powerball 16.
The jackpot had hit $270 million before Saturday night's drawing with a cash value if taken as a lump sum ofs $175.8 million, according to Powerball. Winners also have the option of taking the money as a 29-year annuity.
There?s a one in 175.2 million chance of anyone winning the grand prize, according to Powerball. Tickets cost $2.
The last big winner in the Powerball was on March 30, when a $50 million prize was won. But earlier that month a single ticket produced a $338 million winner, at the time the fourth biggest Powerball prize ever.
The biggest Powerball jackpot ever was won on Nov. 28 -- $587.5 million split by two tickets. But the largest U.S. lottery prize ever won was $656 million in the Mega Millions drawing on March 30, 2012, split among three tickets.
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