By Todd Northrop
There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $183 million for Wednesday's drawing.
Saturday was the 9th consecutive Powerball drawing without a jackpot winner. The jackpot run started February 9 as a $40 million jackpot.
The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $112.5 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.
Although there were no jackpot winners Saturday, 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Ohio, 1 from Pennsylvania, and 1 from South Carolina.
Of all the second-prize winners, only the ticket from South Carolina was purchased with the Power Play option for an extra $1. Because they purchased the Power Play, that particular ticket is now worth $2 million.
29 tickets matched four white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Of those tickets, 6 were purchased with the Power Play option, increasing the prize to $40,000.
The Powerball winning numbers for Saturday, March 9, were 10, 37, 40, 46, and 52, with Powerball number 12.
Following the Saturday drawing, the Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was raised $33 million from its previous amount of $150 million. The cash value was raised by $17.3 million, from its previous amount of $95.2 million.
The next Powerball drawing will take place Wednesday evening at 10:59 pm Eastern Time.
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 10:59 pm Eastern Time. Tickets cost $2 each.
On April 8, California will join the Powerball game, becoming the 43rd state to play the game. After California joins the game, Powerball will be available for purchase in every U.S. state that operates a lottery.
The Powerball winning numbers are published at USA Mega (www.usamega.com) minutes after the drawing takes place.
I am ready for this! May the winning ticket win!!
$183 million sounds good to me.....
Good luck everyone.
With PB tickets being $2 per line, I've been making trial runs at picking some lines. I just wish I had played and posted my picks as predictions last night. Now I'm ready to start picking PB numbers to play for real. Good luck everyone.
Love the excitement of the bigger jackpots!
Good luck to everyone!
looks like im sending over my $2 for a pool ticket . good luck all.
And
Here
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Go ................. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
good luck everyone
PB should give a $1 "pool" option on the play slip. Everyone in the pool splits when a pool players wins.
Would you have won some money RJ?
Good luck to you this week.
Yes, at least a $4 -$7 since 12 was one of the 10 bonus numbers I picked to play and 4 of the winning white ball winning numbers were among the 45 I planned to play. Still not a lot for spending $20 but I might have gotten luckier than usual.
Since my lucky 5of6 win with Classic Lotto, I'm spending lottery winnings to play but it's going fast.
the only "pool" that I am interested in is the one in the backyard of my new house when I win LOL
good luck
You got that right..
It is with sadness that we Californians will not be contributing to "this" PB jackpot in either winning or losing until next month.Just a few more weeks before it becomes a reality in the Golden State. Here's hoping the jackpot continues to climb.
Wouldn't it be something if it did and the winner was from California? What a welcome- what a send-off !!
** Now for a moment of silence...... .
OK that sounds amazing Lottery officials if you are here reading this let the JACKPOT raise UNTIL California can join in then let them be the First time BIGGEST WINNERS then we can rejoice over their good fortune!
I'm playing my same numbers (1 row) I have since 1997, plus two more rows, brings me to $9 with PowerPlay, unless I also go for a QP.
Good Luck everyone here, please win something :)
I'll be coming up with ten lines for the pool I'm in along with me and myself, they are the only other guys I would trust to join a pool.
I think there is a rule that it needs to re-set to $40 million before CA can start playing
with a bit of luck it will still be jackpoting in a months time. and the pool i mentioned, its me and the guy over in america that buys the ticket.
Would you consider sharing your 1997 numbers for others to play?
$183 MILLION: Huge Powerball lottery jackpot set for Wednesday
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I will buy a lottery ticket someday.
$183 MILLION: Huge Powerball lottery jackpot set for Wednesday
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You don't buy lottery tickets?
I do buy lottery tickets and need more community numbers.
you don't? well you should try it somtime it might be FUN!
In "The valley of the sun" we want a game wide pool option..........
Do you have numbers you have played for at least 10 years?
THE THRIFTY WAY TO WINNING A LOTTERY JACKPOT WITH A LOTTERY STOP LOSS LIMIT AND THREE PLAYING METHODS.
https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/242114
hows that working out?
I'm a firm believer in the gospel according to Thrifty. He taught me how to win a jackpot.
i will a few QP
No regular numbers in play?
I saw her, and its about time.
Sage wisdom that ONLY THRIFTY can provide.........
You should ask her out before you buy the drink.LOL
https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/254633/2842848
Your deleting posts faster than I can read them......
$183 MILLION: Huge Powerball lottery jackpot set for Wednesday
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Ching ching. Somebody's gonna hit it big Wednesday.
Numbers that have been played for more than 10 years have the power of positive energy flow.
Have you found a way to play?
I want JoeCanWin, to share his numbers in the forum.
I hope it sets a new record
Oh stop with the frivolity.
Im trying to win a jackpot here and Im going to get my tickets NOW.
Good Luck
I don't care about it setting a new record, I'm going to try and win it this Wednesday.
Don't you want to wait to give California a fair chance
I am going to set a new record, a record amount goose wins on the lotto. it will be a long long time standing.
I'm hoping multiple LP members will win at the same time playing community numbers.
we can both acheive our dreams, where are these community numbers? maybe ill see about playing them also. i recall we plan to win 2nd prize right?
Ronnie- did you purchase the same tickets twice?
I don't get the method to your madness.
lol.
Same numbers TWO different games...... MM and PB.
You can be pretty sure not everyone here would be rejoicing over a California win - but it would be hilarious to see the outrage if it rolls over until California comes in and then it's won in California.
Some people would be 'p.o.'d de luxe'.
I posted a photo of the tickets above. I'm happy with 2nd prize, but the jackpot is BETTER.
I posted a photo of the tickets above. I'm happy with 2nd prize, but the jackpot is BETTER.
wouldn't that be ironic
Have a good night everyone.
It will be taken down before california joins since that's about a month away, but I am hoping it rolls a few more times.
I tell everyone that my career goal is to be a lottery jackpot winner. Even though I put my resume in 4 times a week and haven't heard anything back yet, my current job is only temporary!
I will be getting my tickets tomorrow after work. Will probably get me about $40 worth of quick picks. I know the odds are low but the odds are the same for everyone and somebody will eventually win it. If I win the jackpot (about $70 million after the IRS steals its share of the winnings) I will give $10 million to various charities, leaving me with about $60 million. I will put $50 million in tax free bonds/munis. The other $10 million I will buy anything and everything I've always wanted and things I didn't even know I did want. Off the top of my head I would want to own a couple foreign exotic sports cars...vacations, buy a luxury apartment in New York in the upper east side (I have to schmooze with those in my rarified new wealth status now) and buy a home in the hamptons to "summer" I will probably abandon flying commercial with the regular hoi polloi and start flying private. I'm sure being rich would be great, for a while but then it would get routine and lose it's excitement. I would probably end up giving away most of the money and then live on about a couple million.
Whoever wins, enjoy it!
Sure have.
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Approx. 7 more rollovers for something like that to happen- jackpot would be crazy high (1 billion?). But if Cali hit it, what a way to do it... have all the other states fill the pot and then somebody or some "group" in Cali says "thank you very much"- ouch
Would be interesting and I suppose anything is possible...
Illinois is due for a hit!
Illinois is due for a hit...AFTER California. I have it on good authority that California is hoping the other States will jack up the PB jackpot and then Cali will strike. Make it so people.
C'mon Powerball! I'm feeling this one.
Oh Robin:You said it ol Chap.
California for Powerball. First win in April...with THIS present climbing to historic heights jackpot.
** People who say " it cannot be done" should not interrupt those who are doing it.
George Bernard Shaw.
I can't wait to win. I already know what to wear to the photoshoot. My yankee hat and a white shirt. I'm gonna bring my girlfriend. Then from there, get a lawyer to help us with advice. Then go to a real estate and buy a nice penthouse on the west side. I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will be playing my usual $2, because let's face it, your odds don't really change whether you play $2 or $200. In reality you are better off throwing your money at your local 5 digit lottery, the odds of winning that are much higher and more frequent.
Yet another opportunity for one of our elite blowhards to prove that they have a good system.
Best of luck to you all, but as always, the QP will trump all.
Yeah Noise, I'm California Dreaming too from the great state of NJ!
I've been to Cali a few times and it is lovely out there but with your new state income tax rates (13.5% - highest in the nation) I would only be a part-time resident if I won Powerball ($183M).
I hear ya mcginnin! QP's rule the day and win most of all.
To all the "systems" players be dam...!
Awesome plan. Lets have a party too.
No need for smelly QPs with my all time great "regulars" in play.
If it rolls, I may go for it. But I think someone will hit it.
i think it will roll
to more then 50% of all number combo's are sold or even close to 40% , i always think it will roll
hell i think avg jackpot should be 200m range and not 100m range going by odds if i had to take a guest. but reality is diff.................
am more shocked when its won over and over with few sells /few number combo's in play "rolls eyes at mega millions"
also don't fool your selfs in what if about CA
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
seeing as we have a 183m jackpot
i think record sitter a decent chart to go by, how fast this thing could possible go form 18x range
as this chart shows, if it rolls, it gots about 4 more rollovers before its a goner for sure
, let alone 4 weeks "8 draws" before u guys show up 2 the party
once jackpot into 400 m range, it skips right past 400m
goes right to 500/600m range as proven by pb/mm records
there to many tickets on play i be more in shock if ONLY 1 ticket won as pb/mm in such mega jackpots
the past 2 records have shown so many numbers get played/and replayed when everyone buying for that draw.
thro i would love a 300m one for 2013, we have not had 1 yet, and i want one!
anyway even if it got 2 500m range, it be won for sure on next draw, there no way in hell it could ever last to 8th of next month
sadly u CA people are gonna get a jackpot not more then 150m
as it takes a month mini to get to 100m to 150m range
and sense u guys join on tickets sells i think u start sellin 8th correct
that be your best hope for a jackpot that large at all
so enjoy watching this run ca, there no chance in hell u get our pot, onless u cross the border.
do feel free to drive on up 2 oregon or down to arizona lottery as they be more then happy to take your money for this PB run.
or get one at your local airport in a other state like a recent PB ticket got sold by. lottery didn't even have to pay a retailer a winning cut, GG
I do not feel that they should have to pay money that they do not owe. It is typical for a city to once they see someone has money they have to stick their nose in it. I agree with them. I watched the show, The Lottery Changed my life" and the things that they did for the homeless was heartfelt, not to many people would do what they did, and this is ther thanks that they get.
I stand behind them on what they believe and i would do the same thing. Some of the posts that I have read on here that say "You have the money just pay it and move on and so on". Well let's see you put yourself in their shoes and see if you would like to be treated the way they were. I think that you would be standing behind your values just like they are. Look at all those people that they have helped out over the years and for the city to shut them down was so uncareing for the people that called those places home.
You guys stand up and fight and KEEP FIGHTING I am right behind you....
Sincerely
Free in Ohio
As long as I'm not directly in front of you, I wholeheartedly agree.
Welcome to the LP Bubbles48...
Welcome Bubbles48
Welcome to Lottery Post, Bubbles, best of luck to you.
I have no idea what your post is about though.
Are you a drinking man by any chance?
looks as if their from Ohio
Are you behind or ahead of me.
BESIDE YOU!
As long as you are not on top or bottom of me.
I will gladly take this jackpot off of everyone's hands this thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. in salem oregon at lottery headquarters. Oregon needs its fourth jackpot so come on oregon.-weshar75
Was not Sonny the one who collided with a tree on the ski slopes at Lake Tahoe that led to his death? Since you brought up his name, win this one for Sonny.
I think $183 million may appear to be chicken feed after witnessing the biggest Powerball lotto late last year, however as I am naturally a selfish person, I wouldn't decline a $183 million win. It is heartening to learn that California is joining the Powerball. In light of California's very strong economy and populace, maybe we could get a billion dollar lotto Jackpot one day. Megamillions almost did it last March but fell short by some $300 million odd dollars.
i don't know what your even talking about
do you guys just come on here at night and start randomly talking about anything
but if i was going to die anywhere by Lake Tahoe would be fine
Thanks
I Think mcginnin56 was dreaming talking about Cher
It's day AND night.24/7.It seems like the nonsense from these two never ends.I think they are in a race to see who can rack up the most posts in the shortest amount of time.
that I'd believe....
Especially from Ronnie and Mcginnin
Why thank you hearse, I can't speak for the great Ronnie316, but it's refreshing to know that we are held in such high esteem.
Cletus-What are you on about " these two"- l made a statement about " Sonny " of " Sonny & Cher" because the name came up.l recall him having a fatal accident at Lake Tahoe years back. You are mistaken my young apprentice with your " rack up points statement"..
Now back to the lottery. Somebody,Just win.
According to some sources, Sonny was checking his pick 3 numbers from the previous evenings drawing, just before he hit that tree.
Either that, or he was filling in his bet slips while texting to Cher.
I was NOT referring to you or your posts.
I got my $ 20.00 worth, 5 I pick, and 5 auto pick, send me the money...
Good Luck
You sure it's a good idea to put so much in government funds? Tight budgets plus easy answers mean it could be taken. It it was me, I would put enough in to cover taxes from other investments.
If the Powerball rolls to 1 billion how much would the pay out be in you takes cash option?
Any chance your a Sheriff from Hazzard county.
Hey Ronnie316!! Will it be ok with you, if I play these numbers, they look like good numbers to play!
Is that even allowed.
I'm pretty sure Ronnie owns the rights to these numbers perpetually.
Once Ronnie posted his numbers in a public forum they are in the public domain as are all the data posted here. If anyone has any legal rights as far a copy rights, it's Lottery Post. I have always assumed when someone post something here it is because they wish to share that information for the benifits of all or anyone who wish to use it.
Perhaps this should be a warning to those folks who feel they have the next winning combination to keep it to themselves if they don't wish to share the prize.
Was meant to be an innocent satire, nobody has the rights to any set of numbers.
Except the secret fail safe numbers, which detonate a hydrogen bomb over countries such as North Korea or Iran.
Nice work on the innocent satire mcginnin56 , you relly keep us on our toes around here.
Play away my friend...... You have just entered, the LP pool zone.
im only playing 1 line, so i took a quick pick. if you posted 1 line, i might have played that instead. as there was 5, wht line to play, chances are if one of the 5 won it wwould one of the other 4, no good to me.
I usually post the ten lines my free membership allows on the prediction board with the best line first. However the best win I've ever had was in the last line when I matched 5of6 last month. Consequently when I play the lines I post I don't have any money left to play anyone else's lines.
There's a lot of innocent satire being mistaken for good information by newbies coming to LP to learn about lotteries, perhaps the
emoticon should be used in the post to warn them. 
oh you mean 1234 for the 1st guy, and 5678 for the 2nd guy? sure ill keep em quiet.
Just glad you didn't fall for the gentle satire RJ.
To all the thousands of newbies out there, please accept my sincerest apologies for having offended your sense of dignity.
Thank you my high ranking friend, I just try to fill a need where I sense a vacuum.
Your body of work on this site, continues to educate, inform, entertain and enlighten us all.
your so giving
Perhaps the public would be best served by making you avatar the bs symbol
They are all god lines to me......
By correctly choosing the bonus number the jackpot odds drop from 1 in 175 million to 1 in 3.9 million.
As one of the highest ranking, and most respected members on this site, I have no choice but to yield to your every request.
I would now like to affectionately dub you the "Junior Bottle Washer".
Whoever is first to win the PB jackpot receives honorary elite status and a lifetime supply of clean bottles.
I'll just settle for just the jackpot; you can have my honorary elite status and the clean bottles.
All right then.....
Powerball is the only musl game to play! Mega millions is a joke, it's way too easy to win, so it never gets over $100 million.
how my times have you won a mega millions jackpot?
I'm sure at least a half a dozen times?
I wouldn't go as far to say it's easy to win... but it hasn't broke $100 Million since early September 2012... that's
6 months- c'mon mannn...
Nearly a year ago it was at 656 Million- seems like a lifetime has passed since than!
lol You cannot claim a copyright in a lottery number (can't 99.9% ofthe time for a number). Now if you had a business called "100 moving guys" you could possibly trademark it if it was not in use and also something connected with an item like a 737. A copyright is an "original work of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression."
Now we do have a tangible medium of expression with LP since I assume things are backed up on some sort of a system, but it ends there. And ideas are not protected by any law. However , if you publicly post some multistep system for winning the lottery, you are out of luck if people use it to win. Now they could not write a book on your system in most cases since copyright attaches at the moment of creation but you would have to show you are the original creator. And if it was so novel that it required a patent (a process/for a utility patent), publishing in a public forum negates your rights and someone else would likely beat you to the patent office.
Ooh, come my way, pick my ticket to win the jackpot tonight, lovely Powerball jackpot!
it rolled to 216
it was 183. so its following <snip> near footsteps of last jackpot
no doubt thx to MM being so <snip> low, everyone spending there money on pb
the fact is where 3 rollovers away form 500m range again due to it being 216 now
, or gasp 600
i doubt we get that lucky
but it be won in 2 weeks
the real ? will be will 1 lucky player win all this money, or 2 tickets
or 1 ticket but group etc
this will be a intresting jackpot to follow in news
I want to know what was snipped out. Are you a potty mouth?
The Powerball Jackpot is going to climb and climb and climb until someone in California wins it. Its that simple.
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
George Bernard Shaw
Currently, it has climbed to $216 million!!!
However, you should note that Megamillion still holds the record of having amassed $656 million last year. Yes, I too am frustrated over the "easy" wins in the Mega which currently stands at a paltry $12 million at the moment. But sooner or later it will accumulate a lot of millions. Ironically, Megamillions still holds various monetary records over the Powerball, despite the latter being my more favorable lotto game.
Not everyone want to work as hard for their million$ as you do but now that MM has reset to $12M they'll have to if they want to win over $200M.
California isn't getting Powerball until April 8th. That is 8 draws from now. The jackpot is going to reset before California has a chance.
Says You.
" If you only knew the Power of the Powerball"
if no one wins Powerball in the next 7 draws, the Powerball jackpot will be well over $2 billion.
How about you ask a mega millions winner how easy it was to win? I'm sure they'll tell you they laughed all the way to the bank.
I want to go down in history as being the first powerball or mm winner that had a HARD time winning.
We do know the power of PB. Once it gets to $500 million they will sell over 50% of the pool and have multiple winners as happened last time.
Hey!! Thanks Ronnie for letting me use your numbers. I did play them on Tuesday, no wins though!! I used them again on Powerball last night, no wins on it either. But will be playing them again on Friday and Saturday nights. Like Richard Lustig says"#1 pick your own numbers, instead of having the machine do it for you.#2 Reseach and see if your numbers have won before. #3 Select your 10 sets of numbers and keep those if you continue buying tickets.#4 buy as many tickets as you can afford. Richard Lustig has won the lottery 7 times! You can do a search on him, interesting read about him!
Thanks for the tips. Sounds like we are on the right track. I have heard about Richard and will read more.
I just saw Richard on a Good Morning America You Tube Video. Fun to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjftNVW4Q5k
Thats why Richie wrote a book on his so called winning " formula"- hoping some suckers can purchase it. He was on Youtube where asked the winner " l hope you did not use QP's"..and she said she had and won over $80 mil.He comes real close to being a snake oil salesman.
I don't always use oil, but when I do I prefer snake oil.
I like that strategy for my "non-snake" oil QPs.
I need a few more slippery, slimy "regular" numbers if anyone wants to contribute.
Hey!! Ronnie, just checked the numbers that started with the 11-16-33-40-41+8. the numbers won 5 numbers correct on 2-2-2013, the powerball number was 34. trying to find out where it was won at, not NC powerball. Must be another state with 5 numbers right!
maybe psykomo will give you numbers
I got that set from a news story here on LP. Im looking for the story of a pool who split the money.
Only properly aged numbers please.
I found the ornery dog story. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/257001
one winner from Idaho, one winner Massachusetts, two from New York, one from Pennsylvania, one from Texas with powerplay, one from Washington all had 5 numbers correct.
Yea, I remember that story with his dog!
I needed to fill a 5th line, so that's where I got the numbers.
"And ideas are not protected by any law."
Almost right. There is no copyright protection for information.
"Now they could not write a book on your system in most cases since copyright attaches at the moment of creation but you would have to show you are the original creator. "
Since there's no copyright protection for information anybody is free to repackage your information and market it as they choose. The only thing they can't do is use the aspects that are protected by copyright, which would be formatting and the specific choice of words.
"And if it was so novel that it required a patent (a process/for a utility patent), publishing in a public forum negates your rights and someone else would likely beat you to the patent office."
Since patents are granted for inventions (including some processes), publishing prevents somebody else from claiming a patent since it's impossible to invent something that's already been invented; there would be an exception if they could prove that they invented it themselves before you published. In the US you do not lose your rights as a result of publishing before seeking a patent, but you must file within one year of first publication.
You're alot more trusting than most. Why not just put enough in the cover taxes from rest of investments?
Wow! You can do a lot with $ 183 million. I wonder who could be the lucky winner.