Saturday, May 18, 2013
Tickets Worth $1M in Match 5 Sold in Georgia, 16 Other States
UPDATE: If you didn't buy your Powerball ticket in Florida, then you aren't the winner of the $600 million jackpot. But check that ticket again, because if you had a "Match 5," you won $1 million. To "Match 5," a lottery player needs to match all five numbers but not the Powerball. Winning numbers on May 18 were: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 & the Powerball was 11. Original article Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 18, drawing is now $600 million, which makes it the highest Powerball jackpot ever — and the second-highest U.S. lottery jackpot. Return here Saturday night to see the winning numbers The one-time …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Could you be the multi-million dollar winner?
Saturday’s Powerball jackpot has reached $600 million, the highest jackpot in the game’s history. The announcement was made Friday afternoon, just a few days after strong sales prompted lottery officials to bump Saturday’s Powerball jackpot from $475 million to $550 million. Not only is the current $600 million jackpot the largest in Powerball history, it is the second largest jackpot in U.S. history. The Powerball winner can opt to receive 30 graduated payments over 29 years or collect a $376 million cash payout. Powerball tickets are $2.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
There were no jackpot prize winners here, but someone in Alpharetta won a $10,000 prize.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Powerball officials are saying that two tickets matching all six numbers were sold in Arizona and Missouri for the recent $587.5 million jackpot, according to USA Today. So far, neither winner has come forward to claim their prize. The winning numbers were: 5-23-16-22-29, with a Powerball of 6. In Georgia, David Jackson of Riverdale won $1 million in the drawing. He claimed his prize at Georgia Lottery headquarters Thursday. One player in Georgia multiplied a $10,000 prize to $40,000 with the Power Play option. The ticket was purchased at Chevron Food Mart, 2140 Fairburn Road, Douglasville. Thirty-three Georgia players won $10,000 prizes in the following cities: Alpharetta, Atlanta (3), Brunswick, Cedartown, Columbus, Conyers (2), Cordele…
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Georgia Lottery officials say it's the largest jackpot in the game's history.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
In this article: Who doesn't want to be $500 million richer? The jackpot for tonight’s Powerball drawing is estimated at $500 million, a record-breaking figure for the multi-state lottery game, according to the Georgia Lottery. “The Powerball jackpot has soared to a record amount, which is exciting for players and important for the educational programs we fund,” said Georgia Lottery Corporation President and CEO Debbie D. Alford in a press release. “Georgia Lottery players have a chance to win big, and the students of Georgia certainly win big with every ticket purchased.” The Georgia Lottery offers a website tool to find the closest lottery retailer to your address. Wednesday’s jackpot has grown to a record pot because no one has matched …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
How big a prize do you need before you decide to play the lottery?
Is a quarter of a billion dollars enough money for you to go out and buy lottery tickets? Powerball's estimated prize in tonight's drawing is $250 million. The cash prize option is "only" $166.8 million. But with the odds of getting a ticket with the winning numbers worse than 1 in 175 million, will you play the game? It costs $2 per ticket. The "Powerball multiplier" adds $1 to the ticket price, but could increase the size of any non-grand prize amount. Friday's MegaMillions jackpot is "only" $41 million. A portion of the ticket sales are used for education funding in Georgia, including the HOPE Scholarship. The Georgia Lottery for Education Act requires that proceeds be used to fund: With Black Friday and Cyber Monday coming up, will …
William Branley
3:18 pm on Thursday, November 22, 2012
It is silly that a lot of people don't buy tickets until the pot is really high. I guess a few million just isn't worth it. http://www.fllottowin.com/ more ›