Here are Saturday’s winning lottery numbers: The estimated Powerball jackpot is $288 million. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $128.8 million.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: (twenty-eight, forty-eight, fifty-one, sixty-one, sixty-nine, Powerball: twenty, Power Play: three)

A lottery player used the same numbers for 16 years — and he’s finally a jackpot winner. Paul Bierwirth’s longtime tradition “paid off” when his go-to numbers were picked in a drawing, the North Carolina Education Lottery said in a news release shared with McClatchy News on July 18 via email.

Ever wonder which Powerball and Mega Millions numbers show up the most? Data reveals the numbers that have historically dominated the drawing games.

Powerball draws on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. The odds of winning the jackpot with a $2 ticket are 1 in 292,201,338. Mega Millions draws on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. The odds of winning the jackpot with a $5 ticket are 1-in-290,

Do you have your tickets? Saturday, July 19, Powerball lottery jackpot is worth an estimated $288 million with a cash option of $128.8 million. Saturday, July 19, Powerball numbers will drawn around 11 p.m. Eastern. Wednesday, July 16, Powerball numbers were 4-21-43-48-49 and Powerball 22. The Power Play was 2x.