TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: (eight, sixteen, twenty-four, thirty-three, fifty-four, Powerball: eightteen, Power Play: two) You also can respond to a story: Submit a letter to the editor.

Here are Saturday’s winning lottery numbers: The estimated Powerball jackpot is $234 million. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $106.1 million.

Saturday's drawing offers the largest lottery prize this weekend in Ohio, with Mega Millions at $80 million and Classic Lotto at $5.1 million.

Lottery officials said that two lottery players from Illinois are now millionaires after winning Wednesday's Powerball jackpot.

Somebody in Omaha struck gold this Wednesday after purchasing a winning Powerball ticket. Sold at Player Cafe in west Omaha July 9, the ticket is worth $1 million. European court rules against Russia; NHL, NHLPA ratify CBA

One QuikTrip gas station in the Kansas City area helped someone become $50,000 richer. A Missouri Lottery player purchased a Powerball ticket for the June 25 drawing at the gas station at 1450 NE Highway 291 in Lee’s Summit,

A family cat had all the luck on its side when it helped unearthed a forgotten lottery ticket, which ended up being a winner.

No ticket matched all six numbers to win the $216 million jackpot, resulting in a rollover, according to Florida Lottery officials. The next drawing, scheduled forJuly 12, will offer an estimated $234 million jackpot with a cash value of $106.6 million.