3 new millionaires in NJ, Powerball jackpot continues to rise

$1.5 billion Powerball jackpot has lottery players dreaming

TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) -- The Powerball jackpot continues to grow. The jackpot rolled over again after no one hit it on Wednesday night. 

No tickets were sold for the top prize of $1.2 billion, but there are three new millionaires waking up in New Jersey Thursday morning. 

The winners in New Jersey matched all the numbers except the Powerball. 

One ticket was worth $2 million and two others were worth $1 million. 

Here are the winning numbers from Wednesday night's drawing: 02, 11, 22, 35, 60, and the Powerball number is 23.  

Powerball officials say no winning tickets for the jackpot means Saturday night's drawing will be at least an estimated $1.5 billion, just short of the record grand prize won in 2016. 

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. 

It is because of those odds that the grand prize has grown so large. 

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