Jackpots rise again in Powerball, Mega Millions

Sorry, but you didn't win the big one last night.

Nobody did.

So Powerball's $109 million jackpot rolled over again, bounding to $126 million for Saturday's drawing.

And nobody won Tuesday's big one either, as Mega Millions racheted upward to $54 million for Friday's draw.

Another jump or two, and Powerball's top prize could rival the $174.4 million jackpot hit Feb. 28 by two still-unknown winners.

One ticket was sold at Plymouth Meeting Mall, the other at Ben Bow's package store in Dover, Del.

On average, winners take about a month to come forward, in order to get needed legal and financial advice, according to a Pennsylvania lottery spokeswoman.

Ten North Jersey winners, however, only took one day to let the world know they'd hit the March 3 Mega Millions jackpot worth $216 million, and waited only 10 days to contact lottery officials.

Last night's Powerball numbers were 2, 9, 33, 41 and 54, with a Powerball of 14.

Two tickets, sold in Connecticut and South Carolina, won $1 million for having the Power Play multiplier option plus all the numbers except the Powerball.

Without the Power Play, the same combination earned a payday of $200,000 for two tickets sold in Florida and Nebraska.

Tuesday's Mega Millions numbers were 14, 39, 47, 48 and 53, with a Mega Ball of 29.

For having all the numbers except the Mega Ball, four tickets - one each in Maryland and Texes, two in California - won $250,000.

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