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Published November 25, 2012, 08:39 AM

No Powerball winner; jackpot grows to record $425 million

Lottery officials say nobody won Saturday's Powerball jackpot, and the top prize will now increase to about $425 million for the next drawing - the largest jackpot ever for the game.

By: Associated Press report, Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — Lottery officials say nobody won Saturday's Powerball jackpot, and the top prize will now increase to about $425 million for the next drawing - the largest jackpot ever for the game.

Iowa Lottery spokeswoman Mary Neubauer said sales were strong over the holiday week for Saturday's drawing, which was estimated at $325 million before the numbers were picked. That was the fourth-largest jackpot in the game's history.

Neubauer said the jackpot for Wednesday's drawing could go even higher than the estimated $425 million because sales pick up in the days before record drawings.

The previous top Powerball prize was $365 million, won in 2006 by ConAgra Foods Workers in Lincoln, Neb.

The Powerball numbers for Saturday were 22-32-37-44-50, and the Powerball was 34.

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