Lottery News and Stories
$32.8 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in Oklahoma
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 posted 10:14 AM EST
(Powerball) One lucky ticket in Oklahoma (1) matched all 6 numbers in the Saturday, November 21st drawing and won the $32.8
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 $16,727,823.
Other big winners included one ticket in Tennessee that matched all 5 white ball numbers and had the Power Play option for
a $1 million prize. Five tickets sold in Iowa (1), Louisiana (1), Missouri (1), South Carolina (1), and Tennessee (1) matched
all 5 white ball numbers for a $200,000 cash win each. There were a total of 513,816 additional winning tickets in America’s
Game Saturday evening. Those winners won prizes totaling $6,261,649.
The numbers drawn were 7, 26, 36, 49, 58 and the Powerball was 4. The Power Play multiplier was 5.
Additional major winners Saturday evening included 23 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won
$10,000. Two additional players not only matched 4+1, but also purchased the Power Play multiplying their prize by 5 for
a total win of $50,000!
A total of 108,541 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 an animated wheel is displayed to reveal that night’s multiplier.
Players purchased $22,111,701 in Powerball and Power Play tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.
The jackpot for Wednesday, November 25th 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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