Lottery News and Stories
$174.4 Million Powerball Jackpot Split in Delaware and Pennsylvania
Sunday, March 01, 2009 posted 12:29 PM EST
Two lucky tickets in Delaware (1) and Pennsylvania (1) matched all 6 numbers Saturday and will split the $174.4 million jackpot.
The holders of the winning tickets will now have to decide to either take the 29-year, 30-installment annuity, or the one
time cash “lump sum” amount of $93,258,224 divided between the two tickets.
Other big winners included 2 tickets sold in Kentucky (1), and New Hampshire (1) that matched all 5 white ball numbers for
a $200,000 cash win each. There were a total of 1,237,203 additional winning tickets in America’s Game Saturday evening.
Those winners won prizes totaling $10,486,160.
The numbers drawn were 3, 16, 20, 42, 58 and the Powerball was 7. The Power Play multiplier was 5.
Additional major winners Saturday evening included 43 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won
$10,000. Fifteen additional players not only matched 4+1, but also purchased the Power Play option, multiplying their prize
by 5 for a total win of $50,000!
A total of 223,942 winning Powerball plays were multiplied by 5 Saturday evening. 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 $47,686,192 in Powerball and Power Play tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.
The jackpot for Wednesday, March 4th will be $20 million.
The lotteries sold more than $2.56 billion in Powerball tickets in FY08. That translates into more than $743 million for
worthwhile state projects.
Powerball is now played in 30 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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