$189 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in Florida
10/4/2009
One Lucky ticket in Iowa (1) had all 5 white balls and the Power Play option for a $1 million cash win. This was a result of the new Power Play feature that turns any match 5 white ball win with the Power Play into a 5X multiplier and pushes the prize up to $1 million! Other big winners included 2 tickets sold in Arizona (1), and Indiana (1) that matched all 5 white ball numbers for a $200,000 cash win each. There were a total of 1,122,808 additional winning tickets in America’s Game Saturday evening. Those winners won prizes totaling $8,374,665.
The numbers drawn were 12, 24, 48, 50, 57 and the Powerball was 22. The Power Play multiplier was 3.
Additional major winners Saturday evening included 43 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Eight additional players not only matched 4+1, but also purchased the Power Play option, multiplying their prize by 3 for a total win of $30,000!
A total of 185,642 winning Powerball plays were multiplied by 3 Saturday evening. Winners were able to do so by purchasing the Power Play option for one dollar. With Power Play you can multiply your winnings, except for the jackpot, from 2 to 5 times. At the beginning of each drawing an animated wheel is displayed to reveal that night’s multiplier.
Players purchased $46,618,953 in Powerball and Power Play tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.
The jackpot for Wednesday, October 7th will be $20 million.
The lotteries sold more than $2.56 billion in Powerball tickets in FY09. That translates into more than $743 million for worthwhile state projects.
Powerball is now played in 30 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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