Lottery News and Stories
$258.5 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in Missouri
Thursday, April 22, 2010 posted 01:55 AM EDT
One lucky ticket in Missouri (1) matched all 6 numbers in the Wednesday, April 21st drawing and won the $258.5 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 $124,875,122.
Other big winners included one ticket in Virginia (1) that matched all 5 white ball numbers and had the Power Play option
for a $1 million prize. Thirteen tickets sold in Idaho (1), Indiana (1), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Michigan (1), North
Dakota (1), New Mexico (1), New York (1), Ohio (1), Pennsylvania (1), and Wisconsin (1) matched all 5 white ball numbers
for a $200,000 cash win each. There were a total of 1,923,341 additional winning tickets in America’s Game Wednesday evening.
Those winners won prizes totaling $13,702,193.
The numbers drawn were 11, 34, 41, 49, 55 and the Powerball was 20. The Power Play multiplier was 2.
Additional major winners Wednesday included 71 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000.
Eight additional players not only matched 4+1, but also purchased the Power Play multiplying their prize by 2 for a total
win of $20,000!
A total of 264,571 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 spinner reveals that night’s multiplier.
Players purchased $78,307,244 in Powerball and Power Play tickets between Sunday and Wednesday night.
The jackpot for Saturday, April 24th 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 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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