Lottery News and Stories
Powerball Jackpot Breaks to $213 Million
Thursday, August 13, 2009 posted 11:35 AM EDT
(Powerball) The Powerball jackpot continues to grow breaking into new heights. Even though the jackpot was not hit, six
lucky tickets sold in Colorado (1), Kansas (1), Minnesota (1), Missouri (1), Nebraska (1), and Pennsylvania (1) won $200,000
each by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
The jackpot for the Saturday, August 15th drawing will be $213 million with the cash option at $104.7 million.
The numbers drawn Wednesday evening were 10, 25, 32, 34, 47, and the Powerball was 5. The Power Play multiplier was 3.
Thirty-two tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. An additional 9 tickets at that prize level
also had the Power Play and their prizes were multiplied by 3 for a $30,000 cash win each! A total of 1,129,714 tickets
across the nation won more than $8.2 million in prizes playing America’s favorite game.
A total of 190,456 winning Powerball tickets multiplied their prize by 3 Wednesday. Players were able to do that by purchasing
the Power Play option for $1. With Power Play you multiply your Powerball winnings from 2-5 times, except for the jackpot.
All match 5 prizes in Powerball with the Power Play are multiplied 5 times for a $1 million cash win. At the beginning of
each drawing an animated spinner presents that night’s multiplier.
Players should carefully check their tickets after every draw. Even if there are no jackpot winners there are always tens
of thousands of winners at other prize levels.
Players purchased $43,450,620 in Powerball and Power Play tickets between Sunday and Wednesday night.
The lotteries sold $2.56 billion in Powerball tickets in fiscal year 2009. That translates into over $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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