The CT Lottery says they are seeing big numbers when it comes to betting on the NCAA tournament in the first year it is legal in Connecticut.
The Powerball jackpot is up to an estimated $421 million for Monday night’s drawing, but someone who bought a ticket in Connecticut for Saturday night’s drawing won a big prize.
One ticket sold in the state won $50,000.
The winning numbers for the April 23 drawing were 10-39-47-49-56 and the Powerball was 8.
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A total of 17,144 winning tickets for Saturday’s drawing were sold in Connecticut and the prizes range from $4 to the one $50,000 winner.
Powerball said the cash value of the $421 million jackpot would be $252.1 million.
The biggest Powerball jackpot was in 2016 when a $1.586 billion jackpot was shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee, according to Powerball.
The Powerball jackpot has been hit twice this year.
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