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$2 million Powerball lottery ticket sold in Fort Myers

After nobody won the Powerball jackpot of $470 million the new jackpot is up to $620 million.
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Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets are displayed on January 3, 2018 in San Anselmo, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

While nobody got to take home the Powerball jackpot Saturday night, there was a $2 million runner-up here in Florida.

The $2 million ticket was sold in Fort Myers.

The new Powerball jackpot is now up to $620 million, with a cash payout of approximately $354.3 million. the third largest in Powerball history and the sixth largest in U.S. lotto history.

According to the Powerball website, one ticket sold in Florida for Saturday night's drawing won $2 million. Another $2 million winner was in Tennessee. Tickets sold in Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey and Washington won $1 million.

The numbers for Saturday night’s Powerball drawing were 16-54-57-62-69 and 23 Powerball.

The odds of winning the Powerball or Mega Millions, of course, are extremely slim: 1 in 292,201,338 for Powerball and 1 in 302,575,350 for Mega Millions. And as we've reported, the Mega Millions jackpot is up to $1.6 billion -- yes, billion with a 'B!'

The next Powerball drawing on Wednesday night. Mega Millions draws next on Tuesday.

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The Delaware Journal News contributed to this report.

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