Sunday, August 19, 2007

Past Powerball news for 2007



POWERBALL JACKPOT CLIMBS TO $36 MILLION; THREE $600,000 POWER PLAY PRIZES WON!


7/8/2007 Powerball will climb to an estimated $36 million for Wednesday’s drawing as the grand prize was not hit Saturday evening. Even though the jackpot was not hit, three lucky tickets from New Hampshire, Oregon, and South Carolina won $600,000 each with the Power Play option! One other lucky ticket sold in Indiana won $200,000 for matching all 5 white ball numbers.


The jackpot for the Wednesday, July 11th drawing will be $36 million with the cash option at $16.3 million.


The numbers drawn Saturday evening were 15, 21, 27, 41, 47, and the Powerball was 20. The Power Play multiplier was 3.


Twenty-one tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Four additional players of that prize level wisely purchased the Power Play and had their prize multiplied by 3 for a $30,000 cash win! A total of 493,373 players across the nation won more than $5.4 million in prizes playing America’s favorite game.


More than 94,881 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 3 Saturday. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for $1. With Power Play you multiply your Powerball winnings from 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night’s multiplier.



Players purchased more than $22.1 million in tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.


The lotteries sold $2.5 billion in Powerball tickets in fiscal year 2007. That translates into over $725 million for worthwhile state projects.


Powerball is now played in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


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POWERBALL JACKPOT MOVES TO $27 MILLION; $1 MILLION POWER PLAY PRIZE WON!


7/5/2007(Powerball) Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, Powerball paid off in big ways. One lucky ticket in Louisiana won $1 million with the Power Play option!


The jackpot for the Saturday, July 7th drawing will be $27 million with the cash option at $12.3 million.


The numbers drawn Wednesday evening were 1, 2, 15, 17, 49, and the Powerball was 35. The Power Play multiplier was 5.


Twenty tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. One additional players of that prize level wisely purchased the Power Play and had their prize multiplied by 5 for a $50,000 cash win! A total of 320,057 tickets across the nation won more than $3.8 million in prizes playing America’s favorite game.


A total of 64,169 winning Powerball tickets multiplied their prize by 5 Wednesday. Players were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for $1. With Power Play you multiply your Powerball winnings from 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night’s multiplier.


Players should carefully check their tickets after every draw. Even if there are no jackpot winners there are always tens of thousands of winners at other prize levels.


Players purchased more than $14.9 million in tickets between Sunday and Wednesday night.


The lotteries sold $2.5 billion in Powerball tickets in fiscal year 2007. That translates into over $725 million for worthwhile state projects.


Powerball is now played in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.




07/01/07 POWERBALL JACKPOT GOES TO $20 MILLION; $600,000 POWER PLAY PRIZE WON!

7/1/2007 (Powerball) Powerball will go to an estimated $20 million for Wednesday’s drawing as the grand prize was not hit Saturday evening. Even though the jackpot was not hit, one lucky ticket from Colorado won $600,000 with the Power Play option! Two other tickets sold in Nebraska and Rhode Island won $200,000 for matching all 5 white ball numbers.


The jackpot for the Wednesday, July 4th drawing will be $20 million with the cash option at $8.9 million.


The numbers drawn Saturday evening were24, 38, 39, 46, 47, and the Powerball was 26. The Power Play multiplier was 3.


Fourteen tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Three additional players of that prize level wisely purchased the Power Play and had their prize multiplied by 3 for a $30,000 cash win! A total of 379,005 players across the nation won more than $3.5 million in prizes playing America’s favorite game.


More than 75,492 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 3 Saturday. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for $1. With Power Play you multiply your Powerball winnings from 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night’s multiplier.


Players purchased more than $17.1 million in tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.


The lotteries sold $2.8 billion in Powerball tickets in fiscal year 2006. That translates into over $800 million for worthwhile state projects.


OK Powerball Press Releases / June 28, 2007


OKLAHOMA HITS POWERBALL JACKPOT


Winning Tickets Purchased in Oklahoma Include a $105.8 Million jackpot, a $200,000 Winner and Three $10,000 Winners


OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma won big in Wednesday evening’s Powerball drawing, with five winning tickets purchased in the state valued at more than $106 million combined.


A $105.8 million jackpot winning ticket was purchased in Roland, Oklahoma, at Roland Shell. A $200,000 ticket was purchased in Bartlesville, and three $10,000 winning tickets were purchased in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Broken Arrow.


The identities of the winners will not be known until they claim their prizes. Any new information on the winners will be distributed to the media as it becomes available.


The winning numbers drawn were: 9, 11, 13, 24, 43 and the Powerball was 18 with a powerplay number of 4. All of the winners have 180 days from the day of the drawing to claim their prizes. The jackpot winner will then have an additional 60 days to decide whether to take the one-time “lump sum” payment, or spread their winnings out in 30 installments over the course 29 years.


This is the second jackpot winning Powerball ticket sold in Oklahoma. The WJW Investment Trust claimed the first jackpot of $101.8 million in August 2006.


Net proceeds of all lottery games are used to support improvements and enhancements for Oklahoma education. More than $125.4 million has been contributed to education since November 2004.


For more information about The Oklahoma Lottery, please visit www.lottery.ok.gov.






$105.8 MILLION POWERBALL JACKPOT WON! 6/27/2007

(Powerball) One lucky ticket in Oklahoma matched all 6 numbers Wednesday evening and walked away with the $105.8 million jackpot. The holder of the winning tickets will now have to decide to either take the 29-year, 30-installment annuity, or take the one time cash “lump sum” amount of $46,837,771.


There were a total of 601,067 additional winning tickets in America’s Game Wednesday evening. Those winners won prizes totaling $6,458,691.


The numbers drawn were 9, 11, 13, 24, 43 and the Powerball was 18. The Power Play multiplier was 4.


Eight tickets correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000. These tickets were sold in Louisiana (2), Missouri (1), New Mexico (1), Oklahoma (1), and Pennsylvania (3).


Forty-one tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Three additional players not only matched 4+1, but also purchased the Power Play option for a total win of $40,000!


A total of 106,888 winning Powerball plays were multiplied by 4 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 a wheel is spun to select that night’s multiplier.


Players purchased more than $25 million in tickets between Sunday and Wednesday night.


The jackpot for Saturday, June 30th will be $15 million.


The lotteries sold more than $2.8 billion in Powerball tickets in FY06. That translates into more than $825 million for worthwhile state projects.


Powerball is now played in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.




POWERBALL BREAKS TO $103 MILLION!

6/24/2007
(Powerball) The Powerball jackpot has broken through to the next level. Even though the grand prize was not hit Saturday evening, 505,976 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.7 million in prizes in America’s favorite Game.


Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $103 million for Wednesday night’s drawing.


The cash option for the Wednesday, June 27th drawing will be an estimated $45.8 million.


The numbers drawn Saturday were 14, 15, 27, 43, 53 and the Powerball was 28. The Power Play multiplier was 4.


Four tickets in Kentucky Powerball(1), Minnesota (1), and Wisconsin Powerball (2) correctly matched all 5 white numbers and won $200,000. Twenty-six tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Five additional winners of that prize category also had the Power Play option that multiplied the win 4 times for a total of $40,000!


A total of 93,063 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 4 Saturday. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for one dollar. With Power Play you multiply any winnings from 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night’s multiplier.


Players should carefully check their tickets after every draw. Even if there are no jackpot winners there are always tens of thousands of winners at other prize levels.


Players purchased more than $22.8 million in tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.


The lotteries sold over $2.8 billion in Powerball tickets in fiscal year 2006. That translates into approximately $800 million for worthwhile state projects.


Powerball is now played in 29 states




POWERBALL GOES TO $89 MILLION!

6/21/2007 (Powerball) The Powerball jackpot continues to move upward. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 426,167 players across the nation won a total of more than $4 million in prizes in America’s favorite Game.


Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $89 million for Saturday night’s drawing.


The cash option for the Saturday, June 23rd drawing will be an estimated $40.4 million.


The numbers drawn Wednesday were 23, 31, 32, 37, 55 and the Powerball was 35. The Power Play multiplier was 3.


Six lucky tickets from Arizona (2), Indiana (1), Oklahoma (1), Pennsylvania (1), and Wisconsin (1) correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000.


Twenty tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000.


Two additional winners of that prize category also had the Power Play option that multiplied the win 3 times for a total of $30,000!


A total of 80,076 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 3 Wednesday. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for one dollar. With Power Play you multiply any winnings from 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night’s multiplier.


Players should carefully check their tickets after every draw. Even if there are no jackpot winners there are always tens of thousands of winners at other prize levels.


Players purchased more than $19.9 million in tickets between Sunday and Wednesday night.


The lotteries sold over $2.8 billion in Powerball tickets in fiscal year 2006. That translates into approximately $800 million for worthwhile state projects.


Powerball is now played in 29 states




06/17/07 POWERBALL JACKPOT CLIMBS TO $76 MILLION; TWO $1 MILLION POWER PLAY PRIZES WON!


6/17/2007 Powerball will climb to an estimated $76 million for Wednesday’s drawing as the grand prize was not hit Saturday evening. Even though the jackpot was not hit, two lucky tickets from Louisiana and Missouri won $1 million each with the Power Play option! One other lucky ticket sold in Arizona won $200,000 for matching all 5 white ball numbers.


The jackpot for the Wednesday, June 20th drawing will be $76 million with the cash option at $34.5 million.


The numbers drawn Saturday evening were 4, 8, 32, 47, 51, and the Powerball was 27. The Power Play multiplier was 5.


Sixteen tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Four additional players of that prize level wisely purchased the Power Play and had their prize multiplied by 5 for a $50,000 cash win! A total of 467,248 players across the nation won more than $6.2 million in prizes playing America’s favorite game.


More than 90,935 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 5 Saturday. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for $1. With Power Play you multiply your Powerball winnings from 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night’s multiplier.


Players should carefully check their tickets after every draw. Even if there are no jackpot winners there are always tens of thousands of winners at other prize levels.


Players purchased more than $20.6 million in tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.


The lotteries sold $2.8 billion in Powerball tickets in fiscal year 2006. That translates into over $800 million for worthwhile state projects.


Powerball is now played in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


06/14/07 POWERBALL MOVES TO $66 million

6/14/2007 (Powerball) The Powerball jackpot continues to move upward. Even though
the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 400,956 players across the nation
won a total of more than $4 million in prizes in America’s favorite Game.


Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $66 million for Saturday night’s drawing.


The cash option for the Saturday, June 16th drawing will be an estimated $29.7 million.


The numbers drawn Wednesday were 10, 13, 28, 30, 47 and the Powerball was 26. The Power Play multiplier was 3.


Six lucky tickets from Minnesota (1), Missouri (1), North Carolina
(1), New Hampshire (2), and Oklahoma (1) correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000.


Eighteen tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000.


Five additional winners of that prize category also had the Power Play option that multiplied the win 3 times for a total of $30,000!


A total of 78,467 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 3 Wednesday.
They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for one dollar.
With Power Play you multiply any winnings from 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each
drawing a wheel is spun to select that night’s multiplier.


Players should carefully check their tickets after every draw. Even if there are no jackpot winners there are always tens of thousands of winners at other prize levels.


Players purchased more than $17.8 million in tickets between Sunday and Wednesday night.




6/7/2007 POWERBALL JACKPOT MOVES TO $43 MILLION
$800,000 POWER PLAY PRIZE WON!


(Powerball) Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, Powerball paid off in big ways.
One lucky ticket in Colorado won $800,000 with the Power Play option! In addition, three other lucky tickets won $200,000 for matching 5 white ball numbers in the states of Indiana (1), Missouri (1), and Pennsylvania (1).


The jackpot for the Saturday, June 9th drawing will be $43 million with the cash option at $20.1 million.


The numbers drawn Wednesday evening were 5, 9, 14, 45, 48, and the Powerball was 28. The Power Play multiplier was 4.


Sixteen tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Three additional players of that prize level wisely purchased the Power Play and had their prize multiplied by 4 for a $40,000 cash win! A total of 357,646 tickets across the nation won more than $4.3 million in prizes playing America’s favorite game.


A total of 72,515 winning Powerball tickets multiplied their prize by 4 Wednesday. Players were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for $1. With Power Play you multiply your Powerball winnings from 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night’s multiplier.


Players purchased more than $13.5 million in tickets between Sunday and Wednesday night.


The lotteries sold $2.8 billion in Powerball tickets in fiscal year 2006. That translates into over $800 million for worthwhile state projects.


Powerball is now played in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.



6/3/07 POWERBALL JACKPOT CLIMBS TO $32 MILLION


TWO $1 MILLION POWER PLAY PRIZES WON! 6/3/2007

(Powerball) Powerball will climb to an estimated $32 million for Wednesday’s drawing as the grand prize was not hit Saturday evening. Even though the jackpot was not hit, two lucky tickets from Kansas and North Carolina won $1 million each with the Power Play option! One other lucky ticket sold in Oregon won $200,000 for matching all 5 white ball numbers.


The jackpot for the Wednesday, June 6th drawing will be $32 million with the cash option at $15 million.


The numbers drawn Saturday evening were 2, 22, 32, 36, 47, and the Powerball was 36. The Power Play multiplier was 5.


Sixteen tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Four additional players of that prize level wisely purchased the Power Play and had their prize multiplied by 5 for a $50,000 cash win! A total of 337,814 players across the nation won more than $5.6 million in prizes playing America’s favorite game.


More than 77,276 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 5 Saturday. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for $1. With Power Play you multiply your Powerball winnings from 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night’s multiplier.


Players should carefully check their tickets after every draw. Even if there are no jackpot winners there are always tens of thousands of winners at other prize levels.


Players purchased more than $17.7 million in tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.


The lotteries sold $2.8 billion in Powerball tickets in fiscal year 2006. That translates into over $800 million for worthwhile state projects.


Powerball is now played in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


POWERBALL GROWS TO $20 MILLION! 5/27/2007


(Powerball) The Powerball jackpot continues to grow. Even though the grand prize was not hit Saturday evening, 365,453 players across the
nation won a total of more than $2.9 million in prizes in America’s favorite Game.


Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $20 million for Wednesday night’s drawing.


The cash option for the Wednesday, May 30th drawing will be an estimated $9.2 million.


The numbers drawn Saturday were 1, 5, 21, 46, 51 and the Powerball was 29. The Power Play multiplier was 4.


No one correctly matched all 5 white numbers in Saturday night’s draw. Sixteen tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Three additional winners of that prize category also had the Power Play option that multiplied the win 4 times for a total of $40,000!


A total of 75,973 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 4 Saturday. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for one dollar. With Power Play you multiply any winnings from 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night’s multiplier.


Players should carefully check their tickets after every draw. Even if there are no jackpot winners there are always tens of thousands of winners at other prize levels.


Players purchased more than $16.8 million in tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.


The lotteries sold over $2.8 billion in Powerball tickets in fiscal year 2006. That translates into approximately $800 million for worthwhile state projects.

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