Powerball began to build again Wednesday night as the numbers were drawn for a $50 million jackpot a week after the last big prize was won.
The winning numbers were 32-34-14-23-68, with the red Powerball being 3.
If taken as a lump sum, as most recent big lottery winners have chosen to do, the jackpot in the twice-weekly game would be worth almost $33 million, with federal taxes quickly taking almost 40 percent of that amount and state taxes a possibility on top of that.
The $2 tickets are sold in 44 states that, along with the District of Columbia and some U.S. territories.
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