Lottery News and Stories
$25 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in Arkansas
Monday, January 04, 2010 posted 11:17 AM EST
(Powerball) One lucky ticket in Arkansas (1) matched all 6 numbers in the Saturday, January 2nd drawing and won the $25 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 $12,153,621.
Other big winners included one ticket in Missouri that matched all 5 white ball numbers and had the Power Play option for
a $1 million prize. Five tickets sold in Arizona (1), Indiana (1), North Carolina (1), New Mexico (1), and Wisconsin (1)
matched all 5 white ball numbers for a $200,000 cash win each. There were a total of 482,869 additional winning tickets
in America’s Game Saturday evening. Those winners won prizes totaling $6,104,859.
The numbers drawn were 3, 7, 23, 27, 42 and the Powerball was 37. The Power Play multiplier was 3.
Additional major winners Saturday evening included 36 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won
$10,000. Sixteen additional players not only matched 4+1, but also purchased the Power Play multiplying their prize by 3
for a total win of $30,000!
A total of 104,870 winning Powerball plays were multiplied by 3 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 $20,773,316 in Powerball and Power Play tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.
The jackpot for Wednesday, January 6th 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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