Posted on 12/28/2003 4:47:55 AM PST by Lokibob
$210 Million Powerball Jackpot up for Grabs on New Year's Eve
Sunday December 28, 12:56 am ET
The $210 million jackpot would rank as the 5th largest Powerball jackpot ever, and would rank as the 7th largest lottery jackpot all-time. The cash option for the Wednesday, December 31 drawing will be an estimated $113.9 million.
There were no jackpot winners Wednesday but 1,196,961 players across the nation won a total of more than $9.6 million in prizes in America's Game.
This current jackpot run started with the Saturday, November 8 drawing. The drawing on Saturday was the 15th consecutive draw without being hit. Almost 8 million Powerball players across the nation have won a total of more than $68.7 million in cash prizes since this jackpot run started in early November.
This is the second time this year that Powerball has crossed over the $200 million mark.
The numbers drawn were: 16, 17, 32, 34, 43 and the Powerball was 31. The Power Play multiplier was 5.
Fifteen players correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $100,000. The tickets were sold in Arizona (2), Connecticut, Indiana (2), Minnesota (3), Missouri (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), and Wisconsin. One of the winning Minnesota players purchased the Power Play option, multiplying their prize by 5 for a total win of $500,000.
Seventy players matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $5,000. Six of those players purchased the Power Play option, giving them a total win of $25,000.
More than 97,000 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 5 Saturday. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for one dollar. With Power Play you can multiply your winnings, except for the jackpot.
Players purchased more than 43.5 million tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.
The lotteries sold $1.6 billion in Powerball tickets in 2002. That translates into more than $480 million for worthwhile state projects. Powerball is now played in 24 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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In our state, we get a property tax credit from lottery sales. I'm sure you'd refuse it and pay the state the additional monies so you wouldn't receiving benefits of the wages of sin.
But, I just picked up my $2 ticket, so it is going to be mine!
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