Biggest Powerball jackpot in 8 months
By Todd Northrop
The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing happened last night once again without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Saturday's drawing to grow to an estimated $184 million, with a cash option of $90.1 million.
Wednesday night was the 9th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner.
Even though there were no jackpot winners, 12 lucky tickets matched the first five numbers for a $200,000 second-place prize: 1 from Arizona, 2 from Florida, 1 from Idaho, 1 from Indiana, 1 from Michigan, 2 from Minnesota, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, 1 from North Carolina, and 1 from Tennessee.
Three of the second-place tickets were sold with the Power Play option, which multiplied the prize to a sizeable $1 million each. Those tickets were sold in Arizona, Florida, and Idaho.
43 tickets matched four white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Of those tickets, four also were purchased with the Power Play option, multiplying the prize by 3 for a total cash prize of $30,000.
The Powerball winning numbers for Wednesday, February 23, were 29, 32, 36, 39, and 49, with Powerall number 29. The Power Play number was 3.
The last Powerball jackpot to reach the size of the upcoming Saturday drawing was on June 2, 2010, when one ticket from Ohio won a $261.6 million grand prize.
A total of 1,081,363 tickets across the USA won more than $11.2 million in prizes playing "America's Game" Wednesday. 161,275 of those winning tickets were purchased with the Power Play option, which multiplied the prize by 3.
When a Powerball ticket is purchased with the Power Play option for an extra $1 per ticket, any non-jackpot prize is multiplied from 2-5 times, depending on a computerized random number generated that evening. Second-place Power Play-enabled tickets matching five numbers but not the Powerball are always multiplied by 5 times, for a $1 million prize.
Powerball is now played in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The Powerball winning numbers are published at USA Mega (www.usamega.com) minutes after the drawing takes place.
The last Powerball jackpot to reach the size of the upcoming Saturday drawing was on June 2, 2010, when one ticket from Ohio won a $261.6 million grand prize.
I'm hoping it happens again in Ohio and that the ticket will belong to me. Go Ohio!
ohio for the win
$184 Million will be just fine by me....Although by the time these gas prices finish I might only be able to fill up 1/2 the tank on my Monster Truck! LOL
let is grow woooooo. The game is just more and more interesting now. Lucky numbers where you at?..lol
Not this time stranger. I can smell winning the jackpot already.
It's nice to dream!!!
Yeah everything starts with a dream before it becomes reality.
I'm gonnnnnnnnnnnna win!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got a few tickets this time, instead of going overboard and spending $100 dollars and getting a $3 dollar return!
Buying $100 worth of tickets and only winning $3 could get old fast. If I bought $100 worth of tickets I would as lease make sure I played every bonus number twice guaranteeing I would win at least $6.
I agree! Let that jackpot grow and grow and grow!
I normally play 1 set of my own numbers and let the computer pick the rest Still i come up short, I have been playing big games since i was about 18 years old and im 30 now.There is no odds to me it is all about geographical areas 95% of the time! I can spend $100 million on tickets and still lose. It is cruel but fair.I am thankful to have the dream and the chance.
How long does it normally take before you recieve your money in the Powerball or Mega millions how much at first ?
What is the procedure ? Example only .
Thanks ,
Oklahoma Baby.........
love it...good luck players.
Pennsylvania needs a big win !
I bought my $1 quick-pick last nite !
About $58,565,000 after Federal Taxes ...................... good win for me !
Good luck to all on Lottery Post !
I'm hoping the same thing and that ticket will belong to me.
I hope you are smelling the same numbers I have ,because i smell a big win for me
Ya, people always saying they are going to win my money.
yeah, no one can come up with anything original. What's wrong with you people?
Just kidding
Only spending a little bit on this one. Thinking $2 MM, $4 PB and $4 for Texas Lotto. If it's meant to be it's gonna happen, if not, then it'll be like the past times I've spend big and won small (or nothing). But I'm really hoping I can get a PB win for Texas (pretty sure we haven't had one).
Yeah I don't go pay attention to the astronomical odds of winning. There were 17 jackpots won in 2010 for Powerball and at least 11+ jackpots won in each of the previous years. And pretty much the same goes for Mega Millions. So you could expect at least 20+jackpot wins between both games this year. Someone is going to win, that's guaranteed. So say to yourself, it could be me!
LOL....Washington State 1st winner right here!
As my dear old friend Frank once said:
"Fairy tales (winning the lottery) can come true, it can happen to you if you're young at heart (or just plain lucky!)..."
GOOD LUCK to us all!
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna watch "It Could Happen To You" (1994) now.
Um, didn't someone from Washington State win the huge $390 Million dollar MM jackpot? Unless your talking about for the Powerball in which case wish you the best of luck, but I think it's Delaware's turn.
yes. His name is Jim McCullar and he picked the numbers himself using a combination of birthdays.
Pennsylvania has had more lottery winners than New Mexico. It's time for New Mexico to have a big winner. Remember, New Mexico is not a country.
I have a plan when win the $184 million