ONE lucky winner could take home a huge prize after Saturday’s Powerball drawing.
The current Powerball jackpot is estimated to be $51million, with a cash value of $30.5million.
Friday’s winning Mega Millions numbers were 16, 21, 33, 52, and 70 with Mega Ball 10 and Megaplier 2X.
Mega Millions numbers are drawn every Tuesday and Friday at 11pm ET.
The winning numbers in the last draw were 37, 39, 55, 63, and 69 with Powerball 23 and PowerPlay 2X.
Powerball drawings are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
Read our lottery live blog for the latest results and winning numbers…
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Avoiding scams, part two
The lottery went on to say if you have caller-ID, check the area code when someone calls to tell you you’ve won.
If the call is from a foreign country, that is a red flag, among others:
- Some con artists use technology to disguise their area code so even if it looks like they’re calling from your state, they could be anywhere.
- Be suspicious if an e-mail contains misspellings or poor grammar, or if the person on the phone uses poor English.
- If you are told that you need to keep your “win” confidential, be suspicious.
- No real lottery tells winners to put up their own money to collect a prize they already won. If you are asked to pay any kind of fee to collect your winnings, you haven’t won.
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Tips to avoid being scammed
The lottery provides a series of pointers that aim to help players avoid getting scammed.
- If someone says you won a lottery that you have…
