Powerball
Jackpot Rises to $115 Million
The Powerball jackpot continues
to grow. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but
625,255 players across the nation won a total
of more than $5.1 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 $115 million.
The
cash option for the Wednesday, January 25th
drawing will be an estimated $56.5 million.
The
numbers drawn Saturday were 3, 18, 39, 43, 54,
and the Powerball was 41. The Power Play multiplier
was 3.
Five
players correctly matched the 5 white numbers
and won $200,000. Their winning tickets were
purchased in Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Thirty-four
players matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball
and won $10,000. Nine additional winners at
that prize level also wisely purchased the Power
Play option multiplying their winnings 3 times
for a total of $30,000!
More
than 84,000 winning Powerball players multiplied
their prize by 3 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 $27.5 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 28 states, the District of
Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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