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What is the Powerball jackpot; where can you play?

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By Debbie Lord

The jackpot for Wednesday’s Powerball lottery grew to $403 million dollars after no one matched all six numbers in Saturday’s drawing.

>> UPDATE: Winning Powerball ticket for $435M jackpot sold in Indiana

Wednesday night's numbers were  — 10-13-28-52-61 and the Powerball, 2. 

For the Wednesday drawing, the one-time cash payoff is estimated to be at $243.9 million. The $403 million jackpot is the 10th largest in the history of the game.

The game, played in 44 states, cost $2 for a ticket. You can purchase a ticket for $3 that allows you the chance to win an extra $1 million or $2 million prize. Players choose the five numbers from a set of 69 white balls and the Powerball number from a set of 26 red balls.