Lottery News and Stories
$96.6 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in Kansas
Thursday, November 12, 2009 posted 09:42 AM EST
(Powerball) One lucky ticket in Kansas (1) matched all 6 numbers Wednesday and will walk away with the $96.6 million jackpot.
The holder(s) of the winning ticket will now have to decide to either take the 29-year, 30-installment annuity, or the one
time cash “lump sum” amount of $48,367,329.08.
Other big winners included 12 tickets sold in Florida (2), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (1), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (1),
Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2) and Wisconsin (1) that matched all 5 white ball numbers for a $200,000 cash win each.
There were a total of 638,200 additional winning tickets in America’s Game Wednesday evening. Those winners won prizes
totaling $6,296,895.
The numbers drawn were 8, 12, 14, 22, 29 and the Powerball was 22. The Power Play multiplier was 2.
Additional major winners Wednesday evening included 21 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won
$10,000. Seven additional players not only matched 4+1, but also purchased the Power Play option, multiplying their prize
by 2 for a total win of $20,000!
A total of 125,924 winning Powerball plays were multiplied by 2 Wednesday 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 an animated wheel is displayed to reveal that night’s multiplier.
Players purchased $26,210,818 in Powerball and Power Play tickets between Sunday and Wednesday night.
The jackpot for Saturday, November 14th will be $20 million.
The lotteries sold more than $2.56 billion in Powerball tickets in FY09. That translates into more than $743 million for
worthwhile state projects.
Powerball is now played in 31 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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