Friday, May 17, 2013
The jackpot is the largest in the game’s history.
Want to try your luck at Powerball? You only need one $2 lottery ticket to play. The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $600 million, or a $376.9 million cash prize for the Saturday, May 18, drawing after none of the tickets sold Wednesday matched the winning numbers. The multi-state mega-lottery had rolled to a $475 million value after Wednesday's drawing, but increased by $75 million Thursday afternoon as a result of strong ticket sales. The $600 million jackpot is the largest jackpot in the game’s history. The largest was won last Nov. 28, 2012, when a $587.5 million jackpot was shared by two tickets sold in Arizona and Missouri. Tickets for the next Powerball drawing will be available until 9:59 p.m. Saturday evening. Your odds of …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
One of the three $1 million winning Powerball tickets in Pennsylvania was sold near Saxonburg.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
One of the three $1 million winning Powerball tickets in Pennsylvania was sold in Butler County, the Pennsylvania Lottery confirmed Thursday afternoon. The winning ticket, which matched the first five numbers, but missed the Powerball number, was sold at the Planet Mart convenience store near Saxonburg, according to the lottery. The other two $1 million winning Powerball tickets in Pennsylvania were sold in Altoona and Montgomery County. Lottery officials said they would not know the identities of the winners until they come forward and claim their prize by calling them at 717-702-8146. They each have one year to claim their winnings. Two grand prize Powerball winners, which will split Wednesday night’s record $587.5 million jackpot, were …
Remember, your odds of winning the $550 million jackpot are 1 in 175 million.
The winning numbers for the Powerball lottery drawing are 5, 23, 16, 22, 29 and the Powerball number is 6. The jackpot Wednesday night reached a record $550 million. There have been no jackpot winners since Oct. 6. According to the Powerball website, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 175 million. But—because there are multiple ways to win prizes in Powerball—your chances of winning some amount of money are actually pretty good: About 1 in 32. Did you get any of the numbers? Tell us in the comments below.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Get your tickets to cash in on the largest Powerball jackpot in history.
UPDATE: The Powerball Wednesday was boosted to $550 million, the largest jackpot in its history. If you can manage to get to local stores to buy a Powerball ticket by 9:59 p.m. Wednesday, you could be millions of dollars richer. The estimated Powerball jackpot was boosted to $500 million today, after previously sitting at $425 million, according to the Powerball website. Lottery officials have described this as the largest jackpot in its history with an estimated cash payout of $327.4 million. The previous top windfall of $365 million was claimed by eight co-workers in Lincoln, NE, in 2006. Powerball numbers on Saturday claimed more than 2 million winners on the Nov. 24 drawing, but no jackpot winners were among the 42 participating …
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The winner has not yet claimed the ticket.
Recently, there was a winner in Wexford. Now, there could be a new millionaire living in the Cranberry area. The Pennsylvania lottery confirmed one Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold at the Cranberry Shop ‘n Save on Freedom Road Friday. As of Tuesday morning, store manager John Barley said no one has stepped forward yet to claim the winning ticket. “We’re all anxious to see who it is,” said Barley, who added he hopes it is one of the grocer’s regular customers. The numbers on the ticket, 05-06-13-36-50, correctly matched all five white balls, but not the red Powerball 13, for a $1 million second-tier prize. The store, which is owned by the Sorbara family, also will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Lottery …
