Powerball Jackpot to $26 Million

Powerball Jackpot to $26 Million POWERBALL, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Powerball Jackpot is on the rise again. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 295,090 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.3 million in prizes in America's Game. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $26 million. The cash option for the Saturday, January 22 drawing will be an estimated $14.7 million. The numbers drawn were 9, 18, 32, 33, 49 and the Powerball was 27. The Power Play multiplier was 3. Two players in Kansas and Minnesota matched all 5 white numbers for a $100,000 prize. One additional lucky player in Rhode Island not only won that prize level, but also had the Power Play option for a total win of $300,000. Twenty players matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $5,000. One additional player of that prize level also had the Power Play for a $15,000 win. More than 47,000 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 can multiply your winnings, 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 12.3 million tickets between Sunday and Wednesday night. The lotteries sold more than $2.2 billion in Powerball tickets in 2004. That translates into more than $660 million for worthwhile state projects. Powerball is now played in 27 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information on Powerball, please visit our website at http://www.powerball.com/ . Contact: Doug Orr Multi-State Lottery Association 515-453-1404 Source: Multi-State Lottery Association CONTACT: Doug Orr of Multi-State Lottery Association, +1-515-453-1404 Web site: http://www.powerball.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment