$96.6 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in Kansas
11/12/2009
Other big winners included 12 tickets sold in Florida (2), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (1), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (1), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2) and Wisconsin (1) that matched all 5 white ball numbers for a $200,000 cash win each. There were a total of 638,200 additional winning tickets in America’s Game Wednesday evening. Those winners won prizes totaling $6,296,895.
The numbers drawn were 8, 12, 14, 22, 29 and the Powerball was 22. The Power Play multiplier was 2.
Additional major winners Wednesday evening included 21 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Seven additional players not only matched 4+1, but also purchased the Power Play option, multiplying their prize by 2 for a total win of $20,000!
A total of 125,924 winning Powerball plays were multiplied by 2 Wednesday 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 $26,210,818 in Powerball and Power Play tickets between Sunday and Wednesday night.
The jackpot for Saturday, November 14th 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 31 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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