By Todd Northrop
There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $205 million for Saturday's drawing.
Wednesday was the 12th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The jackpot run started April 28 as a $40 million jackpot.
The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $139.6 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackpot Analysis page at USA Mega, a web site devoted to the Powerball and Mega Millions multi-state lottery games.
Players should note that jackpot amounts are conservative estimates provided by the lotteries, and are often somewhat higher by the time the drawing occurs.
Just as there were no jackpot winners Wednesday, there were also no winners of the $1 million second prize, which players can win by matching all five numbers but not the Powerball.
37 tickets matched four white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Of those tickets, 9 were purchased with the Power Play option, increasing the prize to $40,000.
The Powerball winning numbers for Wednesday, June 6, were 19, 30, 33, 48, and 59, with Powerball number 27.
When a Powerball ticket is purchased with the Power Play option for an extra $1 per ticket, any non-jackpot prize is increased according to a fixed prize schedule, which can be found on the Powerball Drawing Detail page at USA Mega, as well as on the Powerball Prize Payouts page at Lottery Post.
Powerball is now played in 42 states, plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Tickets cost $2 each.
The Powerball winning numbers are published at USA Mega (www.usamega.com) minutes after the drawing takes place.
OH geez........
Here we go again.........
Nice number, playing it in the 3 digit also.
Well, I am sitting this one out. Good luck to everyone who guys a ticket.
I wonder what the conspiracy theorists will say if this jackpot "conveniently" gets to a half billion+ only a couple months after MM.
Nut Nut
$205 Million sounds good to me....
nice j/p - it could work
after last night's ticket
am already starting to think we might be heading that direction yet again
I think I've spent about $20 since powerball increased the ticket price in january.
I am tempted to stay away but about $100M after taxes is motivation enough to spend $2.
Good luck everybody. Maybe somebody can play my numbers 19,23,31,47,56 & (13) and win when I win.
I have played these numbers for more than 5 years.
I will play those numbers tomorrow, what the hell.....2 bucks.
Any particular meaning to the #'s?
I like the 56 and 13, and already play those among my regular numbers.
The numbers have no meaning at all. They are just random and meaningless. I got them when I first purchased season tickets and asked for quick pics.
Good..... I don't want anything meaningful here, just a one night stand.
The money keeps getting closer to where I live!
Woo Hoo!
I don't have a ticket, it would put me over budget,
but if i have a $3 win on my PIC6 i could get in sat.
you poor Dear!. tht 205 million will come handy
who will be the lucky one !
goodluck every one in it to take home the bigie
**waving arm wildly from back of room**
ME ME!!!
Not yet for me. When it hits 400 million, if my states Pick 6 is won by then, I'll buy a ticket.
$205 Million?
Laydeez an' jentamins...
It's Hammer Time.
This certainly is a big jackpot, but the MUSL hasn't held up to what it has advertised. If you look at this page, it states that the average jackpot was suppose to go up from $141M to $255M.
If you include the money collected during the switchover from $1 to $2, the average jackpot up until now has been $152M. More importantly(since it only includes the $2 game), if you exclude the money collected during the switchover, the average jackpot has been $115M. So in effect, even though you see signs and commercials advertising "Bigger Jackpots", the data clearly shows the opposite - the average jackpot is lower.
Thanks. I bought the ticket you did'nt want.
Not to sound like a MUSL apologist, but we've only had 5 winners since the switch (4 if you exclude the run in progress when the switch occurred), plus the current run. Isn't it a bit unfair to be judging the results so harshly after barely 5 months?
Normally I would, but the number of $10M rolls has shown there is a lack of interest. If you look at that same link I posted, this is also stated:
Game Variety
Now that Mega Millions and Powerball are available (nearly) everywhere, we wanted to give players more variety. Powerball is now the premium lotto game with higher jackpots (most of the time; Mega Millions is still a big jackpot game); a $1 million second prize (second place is no longer the "first loser"); and better overall odds. Those players who focus on spending $1 for their dream still have Mega Millions. Those players who are willing to lay out an extra 20 NICKELS for their big dream, a chance at $1 million (virtually a second big game on its own) and betters odds of doubling their spend can choose Powerball.
Notice how they're boasting that it only costs an extra "20 NICKELS" to buy a ticket. Of course, if you're an upper class executive who earns 6 figures a year, it's probably easy to go around telling other people how little an extra 20 nickels is. A lot of people like buying multiple lines for a game. At the old $1 price, I would buy multiple tickets, even when the jackpot was considered "low" and if it was at the level it was now, I would spend $10 for 10 lines. Now at the $2 price, I'm simply buying a single ticket. Now, to the person who bought a single ticket before and buys a single ticket now, I can see why it wouldn't bother them very much.
Just picked up those lucky numbers maringoman, thanks again for sharing!
I think even when a year has passed, those players who don't like the $2 per line change will feel the same way. Buying 20 lines instead of 10 gives the players who choose their lines a sense of more control of their destinies even when they lose which doesn't matter to players who buy quick picks.
I'll take it!
My name has to be revealed, so I will form the trust after the announcement.
Ready to move and no State or Local taxes here!
The old game price I would buy 3 tickets pb (3$) and 2 mm (2$)... now with the new i actually spend less. i only buy 1pb (2$) and 2mm (2$)... so the increase SAVED me money... less chances same odds. and i have an extra 4 to 5$ in my pocket each month (which normally goes to the increase in GASOLINE prices)