Lottery News and Stories
$151.9 Million Powerball Jackpot Won!
Thursday, November 29, 2007 posted 10:43 AM EST
One lucky ticket in Rhode Island matched all 6 numbers Wednesday evening and walked away with the $151.9 million jackpot.
The holder of the winning tickets will now have to decide to either take the 29-year, 30-installment annuity, or take the
one time cash "lump sum" amount of $75,231,092.
There were a total of 734,936 additional winning tickets in America's Game Wednesday evening. Those winners won prizes totaling
$6,430,720.
The numbers drawn were 8, 23, 32, 37, 39 and the Powerball was 38. The Power Play multiplier was 3.
Five tickets correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000. These tickets were sold in Iowa (1), Louisiana (1),
North Carolina (2), and RhodeIsland (1). One additional ticket in Vermont not only matched all 5 white numbers, but also
had the Power Play option multiplying the normal $200,000prize by 3 for a total win of $600,000.
Twenty-seven tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Six additional players not only matched
4+1, but also purchased thePower Play option for a total win of $30,000!
A total of 108,916 winning Powerball plays were multiplied by 3 Wednesdayevening. Winners were able to do so by purchasing
the Power Play option for one dollar. With Power Play you can multiply your winnings, except for the jackpot, from 2 to 5
times. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night's multiplier.
Players purchased $33,507,416 in Powerball and Power Play tickets betweenSunday and Wednesday night.
The jackpot for Saturday, December 1st will be $15 million.
The lotteries sold more than $2.5 billion in Powerball tickets in FY07. That translates into more than $725 million for worthwhile
state projects.
Powerball is now played in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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