Powerball lottery jackpot storms back to $203 million

Comment #35

jamella724 — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:19:23 GMT

This is huge prize! I need to play smart, I guess I need to check other startegies that will work. I'm glad the lottery software is helping me with my game. I will have my jackpot prize soon

Comment #34

zirabamuzaale — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 05:03:20 GMT

$203m is old news. Now the Jackpot is $245m. From what the MUSL told me via e-mail is that after October 21,the Mega will be difficult to win in anticipation that the Jackpots will swell. Still I play more Mega than Powerball because of the $1-$2 differential.

Comment #33

Toronto — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 04:29:02 GMT

People that don't believe in hot numbers... #2 for 3 straight drawings, 26 45 for 2 straight! All you had to do was play these

Comment #32

megan81 — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 14:45:31 GMT

Welcome to the conversations, Islandgirl5.

Comment #31

Pita Maha — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 20:28:48 GMT

Yes, I wish the true jackpot was advertised too. I'm originally from Australia and lived in Canada as well, where the jackpot advertised, is the jackpot, no funny stuff. I've read that the vast majority here take the cash lump sum anyway so they're targetting a very small segment of lottery consumers which makes little sense. They should advertise the real, current value, and throw in an extra line about oh, and if you decide to take the annuity your prize will be $!$!$!!!

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Comment #30

Jill34786 — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 19:13:42 GMT

Welcome to LP islandgirl5! The take home pay of $86 million is what the winner would initially receive after 25% in Federal taxes are withheld. The true net amount after the balance of the Federal taxes are paid is under $70 million and that is only if the winning ticket was purchased in a state that doesn't charge a state income tax. In many states the true net payout after all taxes are paid is under $60 million...that is a far cry from the $203 million that is plastered on their signs and bil... [ More ]

Comment #29

Jill34786 — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:52:31 GMT

Unfortunately that is the voting base that our current Government is preying on. These low information voters actually believe the Government is their ticket to prosperity.

Comment #28

psykomo — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 15:47:13 GMT

WIN PLACE SHOW $203 PowerBall

Comment #27

veganlife125 — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 15:31:16 GMT

Welcome islandgirl5. It's amazing more people don't put up a fuss when they take 2/3rd's of it. But remember its for the children or your greedy if the take home is more than a million and you complain.

cheers

Comment #26

schmuckatelly — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:42:53 GMT

Welcome to the Lottery Post.

Cash Value is $115.5 Million. I think the 86 mill was Saturdays cash value

Comment #25

CLETU$ — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:32:23 GMT

Comment #24

rdgrnr — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 05:57:57 GMT

Oh, I'd be happy to get the money too.

But I'd also be thinkin', What if that was my big score for life? What if having those 5 numbers was the luckiest I'm ever gonna get? What if that was my only turn ever at being one of the very few to win big?

And then my thoughts would turn to something like, Why does CA have this stupid @zz system? What's wrong with the way everybody else does it?

Don't get me wrong, I'd still play cuz it's the only game in town but I'd still be p*ssed getting... [ More ]

Comment #23

IamTheWinner — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 03:14:49 GMT

IF you mean powerball is $2.

Comment #22

dallascowboyfan — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:51:57 GMT

Welcome to the LP islandgirl5

Comment #21

dallascowboyfan — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:47:56 GMT

$203 million

Comment #20

Jon D — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:45:11 GMT

If any of those winners in Cali can't take the shame of it, I'd be happy to assuage the anguish of their disappointment and take the $555,690 winnings on their behalf.

Actually, I've played at one of those winning stores:

POWER DISCOUNT STORE

325 W 5TH ST,

LOS ANGELES CA 90013

It's right across from the Metro station at Pershing Square and nearby Skid Row in downtown LA. I'll bet 50/50 odds it was a homeless person.

Comment #19

rcbbuckeye — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:35:45 GMT

Comment #18

rdgrnr — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:32:34 GMT

...the smallaplier and the bigaplier.

That's what my Italian mechanic calls his tools.

Comment #17

maringoman — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 21:53:34 GMT

I already got my ticket for Saturdays drawing. Its a QP with some strange combination. It has PP just in case

Comment #16

Think — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 21:44:17 GMT

I still say Megamillions should split the megaplier in two and have the smallaplier and the bigaplier. It is taking forever for the Jackpots to roll now and it will probably take even longer once the odds get longer.

It also shows that adjusting the ticket price wasn't a bad idea...if you want to buy the same stuff with todays inflated currency you need inflated ticket prices too so the prizes get bigger.

Comment #15

helpmewin — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 21:36:53 GMT

but it is still FREE Money for a $1.00 if you Win right

Comment #14

rdgrnr — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 18:59:04 GMT

Californians got about half of what the secondary and lesser prize winners in the rest of the country got.

I think I'd be a little p*ssed off if I was one of 'em.

Comment #13

islandgirl5 — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 18:36:01 GMT

I enjoy reading some of the posts on this webiste and I finally decided to join. I live on the East Coast and I just wanted to say Hi to all the members of the Lottery Post. Maybe it is just me, but am I the only one that finds it weird that the Powerball jackpot is $203 million but the take home is only $86 million. A blessing is a blessing but that doesn't seem fair. I really wish Mega Millions had this jackpot, at least, it would probably be almost half of the $203 million.

Comment #12

LottoGuyBC — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 17:17:06 GMT

Super Size

Comment #11

BuyLow — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:37:43 GMT

Jill34786, love the saying below all your posts. Chaps my ass everytime I send a check to the goverment.......

Love your saying because it's SOOOOOO true, I am in a field where people literally use their kids SSI as income to qualify for the service we provide. Some of these people have MORE kids just so they can get more money for each kid monthly on SSI and they too get SSI, foodstamps, and what other crap the government hands out to keep them content. Bizarro land to me.......

Comment #10

helpmewin — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:35:24 GMT

Let it roll

Comment #9

Jill34786 — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:11:42 GMT

Just noticed that...how ironic

Comment #8

BuyLow — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:00:09 GMT

11 winners of the second prize and the PB was 11. Coinkidink??? Conspiracy? It is what it is.......lol

Comment #7

Romancandle — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:35:35 GMT

Wow... PB has been smoking MM lately. Even after the JP was hit, PB still outpaced MM right outta the gate!

Mega Millions . . Powerball . .

Friday, September 6, 2013 $95 Million +10 Saturday, September 07, 2013 $203 Million +34

Tuesday, September 03, 2013 $85 Million +8 Wednesday, September 04, 2013 $169 Million +27

Friday, August 30, 2013 $77 Million +8 Saturday, August 31, 2013 $142 Million +26

Tuesday, August 27, 2013 $69 Million +9 Wednesday, August 28, 2013 $116 Mill... [ More ]

Comment #6

haymaker — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:24:07 GMT

I have my ticket, just one like I do for every draw

Comment #5

sully16 — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:33:15 GMT

Good luck everyone

Comment #4

CLETU$ — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:29:00 GMT

Like they say in Missouri,SHOW ME THE MONEY

Comment #3

hearsetrax — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:26:13 GMT

Comment #2

Piaceri — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:09:01 GMT

Wooo Hoooo

Comment #1

dpoly1 — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:36:22 GMT

Awesome

Powerball lottery jackpot storms back to $203 million

Lottery Post — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:18:09 GMT

By Todd Northrop

It has only been four weeks since Powerball tickets were flying off the ticket counters for a $448 million jackpot, but the muilti-state game is already back in the hot zone, with a $203 million jackpot teed up for Saturday night.

The new jackpot estimate of $203 million was set after there was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night Powerball drawing, which had an estimated jackpot of $169 million.

Wednesday was the 8th consecutive Powerball drawing without a jackpot