Powerball Jackpot Rises to $62 Million
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Powerball jackpot continues to move
upward. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 487,557
players across the nation won a total of more than $5.5 million in prizes in
America's favorite Game.
Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to
an estimated $62 million.
The cash option for the Saturday, March 11th drawing will be an estimated
$29.9 million.
The numbers drawn Wednesday were 1, 5, 7, 21, 43 and the Powerball was 20.
The Power Play multiplier was 5.
Three lucky players in the states of Delaware, Minnesota, and Tennessee
correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000.
Thirty-two players matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won
$10,000. Six additional winners of that prize category also wisely purchased
the Power Play option that multiplied their win 5 times for a total of
$50,000!
More than 103,000 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 5
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. For a limited time during the current "Power Play
10X" promotion, all prizes (except the jackpot) can be multiplied up to 10
times for the same $1 Power Play cost.
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 $21 million in tickets between Thursday and
Saturday night.
The lotteries sold approximately $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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