by Todd Northrop
The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing took place last night once again without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Wednesday's drawing to grow to an estimated $155 million, with a cash option of $75.9 million.
The new grand prize is the largest Powerball jackpot since June 2, 2010, when one ticket from Ohio won a $262 million prize.
Saturday night was the 8th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner.
Even though there were no jackpot winners, 8 lucky tickets matched the first five numbers for a $200,000 second-place prize: 1 from Arkansas, 3 from Florida, 1 from Kansas, 1 from Louisiana, 1 from Michigan, and 1 from Pennsylvania.
One of the second-prize tickets, from Florida, was purchased with the Power Play option, which has multiplied the ticket-holder's prize to a sizable $1 million.
38 tickets matched four white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Of those tickets, nine also were purchased with the Power Play option, multiplying the prize by 5 for a total cash prize of $50,000.
The Powerball winning numbers for Saturday, February 19, were 3, 12, 34, 37, and 42, with Powerball number 36. The Power Play number was 5.
A total of 1,010,817 tickets across the USA won $10,157,121 in prizes playing "America's Game" Saturday night. 152,599 of those winning tickets were purchased with the Power Play option, which multiplied the prize by 5 Saturday.
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 right after every drawing at USA Mega (www.usamega.com).
Congrats to the winners, now onto the jackpot.
I would take $200,000 in a heartbeat, and by the way, I always do a powerplay option.
49m cash option atfer full 35% tax rate applyed to 79m cash , Not a Bad jackpot....
with 40m invested right, i could be getting 4m easy a year.... this jackpot could make a smart single winner rich forever
with 9m left over you could buy ever little silly thing your hearts desire,
and have more come in ever year form dividends investments. geez
I HAVE A DREAM....that one day I will win either the Powerball or MegaMillions jackpot!!! And when that dream comes true, I would live off the investment interest/dividends...don't think one can go broke by not getting involved in business deals gone bad and not touching principle.
i won 0 last night enthusiasm took a hit haha
grats to all the winners and jp is looking good
This jackpot belongs to me!!!
It is time for a jackpot win in PA!
Happy to win on Wednesday!
I think Delaware needs one more :D lol best of luck too all and hopefully someone here on lotterypost can take it home!!
nooo ohio will win it
it would be amazing if a lp member won
Virginia is due for a win it has been over a year since somebody hit the jackpot here, Maybe i can break the ice.
Thanks, because i'm going ot be the winner of $155. million, i knew my time was going to come, i was delayed but not denied!!!!!!, Oh how i thanks the Lord for this bessing.
finally got a $3 winner .... neeener neeener neeener
Indeeed VA is long over due for a nice winner and @ Ohio and the few other nameless states
LOL.... hate to bust your bubble but (I) Oklahoma will be bringing home the Powerball jackpot
mine mine mine all mine