LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lottery players across the country had their eyes on one set of numbers Saturday night as Powerball officials drew the winning combination for an estimated $856 million jackpot, one of the largest grand prizes in the game's history.

The numbers drawn were 5, 9, 35, 54 and 63, with a red Powerball of 7. The Power Play multiplier was 3X.

No jackpot winner had been confirmed in the hours immediately following the drawing. Players who match all five white balls plus the red Powerball win the top prize, which carried an estimated cash value of roughly $341.6 million to $370.7 million, depending on final ticket sales figures reported by state lottery officials.

At its current size, Saturday's jackpot ranks among the eight largest in Powerball's history, and it sits just behind a $980 million Mega Millions prize claimed by a ticket sold in Georgia last fall when measured against all major U.S. lottery jackpots.

How the jackpot got here

Saturday's drawing capped months of steady growth. The jackpot has been climbing since May, when the game last produced winners of a much smaller prize — two tickets, one sold in Florida and one in........

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