Powerball: Powerball Jackpot Soars to $72 Million
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 469,270 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.9 million in prizes in America's Game.
Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $72 million.
The cash option for the Wednesday, September 15 drawing will be an estimated $39.2 million.
The numbers drawn were: 25, 34, 36, 46, 49 and the Powerball was 9. The Power Play multiplier was 2.
Four players correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $100,000. The tickets were sold in Arizona, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Twenty-seven players matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $5,000. Nine additional players matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000 as they purchased the Power Play option, doubling their prizes.
More than 59,000 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 2 Saturday. 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 18.7 million tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.
The lotteries sold more than $2.2 billion in Powerball tickets in FY2004. That translates into more than $660 million for worthwhile state projects.