POWERBALL, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Powerball jackpot continues to grow.
No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 441,617 players across the nation won a
total of more than $3.9 million in prizes in America's Game.
Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the
jackpot will grow to an estimated $65 million.
The cash option for the Wednesday, January 11th drawing will be an
estimated $32.3 million.
The numbers drawn Saturday were 2, 16, 21, 32, 43, and the Powerball was
6. The Power Play multiplier was 4.
Three players correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000.
Their winning tickets were purchased in Kentucky, Nebraska, and New Mexico.
Twenty players matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000.
Four additional winners at that prize level also wisely purchased the Power
Play option multiplying their winnings 4 times for a total of $40,000!
More than 68,000 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 4 on
Saturday. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for
one dollar. With Power Play you multiply your Powerball winnings by 2-5 times,
except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to
select 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 more than $18 million in tickets between Wednesday and
Saturday night.
The lotteries sold more than $2 billion in Powerball tickets in FY05. That
translates into more than $600 million for worthwhile state projects.
Powerball is now played in 27 states, the District of Columbia, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands.
For more information on Powerball, visit our website at http://www.powerball.com
Contact:
Doug Orr
Multi-State Lottery Association
515-453-1404
SOURCE Multi-State Lottery Association
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Related links:
http://www.musl.com
http://www.powerball.com
CONTACT:
Doug Orr, Multi-State Lottery Association,
+1-515-453-1404
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