Lottery News and Stories
Powerball jackpot grows to $118 million
Thursday, September 11, 2008 posted 11:33 AM EDT
Saturday's Powerball jackpot has risen to $118 million, because no ticket had all the numbers drawn last night.
The other multistate state lottery, Mega Millions, the jackpot is at rock-bottom - $12 million - tomorrow night, because
a ticket sold in Baltimore matched all of Tuesday's numbers.
Powerball is played in 29 states, including Pennsylvania and Delaware, while Mega Millions is played in New Jersey, Maryland
and 10 other states.
In Powerball, two Pennsylvania tickets, however, each won $200,000 - as did three tickets sold in other states - for having
all the numbers except the Powerball.
One ticket sold in Connecticut won $400,000 for not only having all those matches but the Power Play multiplier option of
2.
The numbers drawn were 14, 15, 28, 37 and 53, with a Powerball of 18.
Saturday's $118 million is the total payout - before taxes - if the prize is taken in annual installments.
The lump-sum cash payout would be about $60 million.
The numbers drawn Tuesday in Mega Millions were 22, 23, 28, 49 and 52, with a Mega Ball of 2.
Tickets sold in California, New York and Virginia each won $250,000.
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