$128.6 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in Kentucky
12/27/2009
Other big winners included one ticket in Colorado that matched all 5 white ball numbers and had the Power Play option for a $1 million prize. Four tickets sold in Arizona (1), Connecticut (1), Florida (1), and Pennsylvania (1) matched all 5 white ball numbers for a $200,000 cash win each. There were a total of 714,453 additional winning tickets in America’s Game Saturday evening. Those winners won prizes totaling $6,282,051.
The numbers drawn were 32, 36, 37, 41, 53 and the Powerball was 30. The Power Play multiplier was 3.
Additional major winners Saturday evening included 30 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Four additional players not only matched 4+1, but also purchased the Power Play multiplying their prize by 3 for a total win of $30,000!
A total of 128,232 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 $30,941,735 in Powerball and Power Play tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.
The jackpot for Wednesday, December 30th 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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