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Jackpots are at their starting points in this weekend's Mega Millions and Powerball drawings after players hit the jackpot in both games this week.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Ohio Lottery's two multi-state games both have jackpots at their starting points this weekend, while its two largest in-state games have growing jackpots up for grabs.
A lottery player in New York matched Tuesday's winning Mega Millions numbers of 2, 23, 32, 45 and 55 with the Mega Ball of 12 to win a $59 million jackpot, so the top prize for tonight's drawing is at its starting point of $15 million. Tonight's drawing will be at 11 p.m., with ticket sales stopping 15 minutes prior to the drawing.
A New Jersey lottery player correctly picked Wednesday's winning Powerball numbers of 7, 19, 23, 50 and 54 with the Power Ball of 14 and won the $40 million jackpot. As a result, the Powerball jackpot remains at its starting point of $40 million for Saturday's drawing, which will be held at 10:59 p.m.
Saturday's Classic Lotto drawing will have a jackpot of $2.2 million since no one matched Wednesday's winning numbers of 4, 9, 14, 31, 34 and 49. There have been 12 drawings held since a player won a $3.5 million jackpot Feb. 25. Saturday's drawing is at 7:05 p.m., with ticket sales stopping five minutes prior to the drawing.
Tonight's Rolling Cash 5 jackpot has soared to $255,000 after no one matched Thursday's winning numbers of 10, 16, 25, 28 and 34. Six straight drawings have been held without a winner and in that time, lottery players have won two Powerball jackpots and one Mega Millions jackpot. Tonight's drawing is at 7:05 p.m.
Thursday's winning Ohio Lottery numbers were:
Pick 3: Midday, 874; evening, 663
Pick 4: Midday, 5220; evening, 9445
Pick 5: Midday, 10721; evening, 69094
Rolling Cash 5: 10-16-25-28-34
Pick 3 winners receive $500 for a $1 straight bet and the odds of winning are 1-in-1,000. Pick 4 winners receive $5,000 for a $1 straight bet and the odds of winning are 1-in-10,000.
The Rolling Cash 5 jackpot for the next drawing is $199,000 for hitting all five numbers and the odds of winning are 1 in 575,757.
Drawings for Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 5 are twice daily, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m. The drawing for the Rolling Cash 5 is each night at 7:05 p.m.
Classic Lotto draws at 7:05 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The odds of winning the jackpot with a $1 ticket are 1-in-13,983,816.
Mega Millions draws on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. The odds of winning the jackpot with a $1 ticket are 1-in-258.9 million.
Powerball draws on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. The odds of winning the jackpot with a $2 ticket are 1 in 175,223,510.
The official Ohio Lottery site offers more information on instant tickets, raffles and other lottery games.