Powerball
Climbs to $25 Million
The jackpot continues to climb.
Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday
evening, 321,411 players across the nation won
a total of more than $2.5 million in prizes
in America's Game.
Because
no one correctly matched all six numbers the
jackpot will grow to an estimated $25 million.
The
cash option for the Saturday, December 24th
drawing will be an estimated $12.1 million.
The
numbers drawn Wednesday were 9, 12, 16, 23,
43 and the Powerball was 37. The Power Play
multiplier was 3.
One
lucky player in the state of Louisiana correctly
matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000.
Had that player also opted for the $1 Power
Play option, the prize would have been multiplied
by 3 for a total of $600,000.
Twenty-four
players matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball
and won $10,000. One additional winner of that
prize category also wisely purchased the Power
Play option that multiplied their win 3 times
for a total of $30,000.
More
than 52,000 winning Powerball players multiplied
their prize by 3 Wednesday. They were able to
do that by purchasing the Power Play option
for one dollar. With Power Play you multiply
any winnings from 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 $14.1 million in tickets
between Sunday and Wednesday night.
The
lotteries sold approximately $2 billion in Powerball
tickets in FY05. That translates into more than
$600 million for worthwhile state projects.
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