Two lucky Massachusetts State Lottery players bought winning Powerball tickets worth $50,000 in Worcester and North Andover on Saturday.

One ticket was sold at Greendale Package Store in Worcester, and the other was sold at Winner’s Corner in North Andover.

Saturday night’s winning numbers were 2, 23, 36, 44 and 49, and the Powerball number was 25.

In Powerball , players select five numbers between 1 and 69 and one Powerball number between 1 and 26. They then choose how many drawings they want to use those numbers for.

Players that match all five numbers and the Powerball number win the jackpot. They have 1 in 292,201,338 chances of winning this way.

Players that match four numbers and the Powerball number win $50,000. They have 1 in 913,129.18 chances of winning this way.

Powerball drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. The jackpot stands at $279 million as of Sunday.

Overall, at least 262 prizes worth $600 or more were won or claimed in Massachusetts on Saturday, including six in Springfield, 11 in Worcester and 21 in Boston.

The Massachusetts State Lottery releases a full list of winning tickets every day. The list only includes winning tickets worth more than $600.

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