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 $191 million for Saturday's drawing.
Saturday was the 9th consecutive Powerball drawing without a jackpot winner. The jackpot run started April 3 as a $40 million jackpot.
The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $124.7 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 Wednesday, 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from New Jersey and 1 from Oregon.
None of the second-prize winners purchased the Power Play option for an extra $1. If they had, their second prize ticket would double in value to $2 million.
41 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, and 5 of the tickets were sold in California, where the prize was worth $9,828 this drawing. By law, California awards all prizes on a pari-mutuel basis, meaning the prizes will change each drawing based on the number of tickets sold and the number of tickets that won at each prize level.
The Powerball winning numbers for Wednesday, May 1, were 22, 26, 31, 54, and 55, with Powerball number 18.
Following the Wednesday drawing, the Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was raised $26 million from its previous amount of $165 million. The cash value was raised by $17 million, from its previous amount of $107.7 million.
The next Powerball drawing will take place Saturday 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. Power Play is available for purchase in all states offering Powerball except California.
Powerball is now played in 43 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.
The Powerball winning numbers are published at USA Mega (www.usamega.com) minutes after the drawing takes place.
This was weird , I had played 10 as the powerball # and in my sleep I was like " <snip> the number is 18, should've played that." This was before I actually looked at the results though so I have no clue why I knew the number
i Won $4.00 i'm ready to try again
Good Luck everyone
Its not unusual for those who "believe" in playing the lottery to foretell part of the draw.
IMA B D Big PB JP Winner,
What a nice weekend. Two big jackpots and a Kentucky Derby.
I am saving my money for Mega Millions to arrive in Florida on May 15th. The return of A Dollar and A Dream! Will play 1 powerball ticket on Saturday.
Good Luck everyone.
I like your idea. I think MM has BETTER ODDS. Hitting 5 of 5 is easier.
Don't forget about the Mayweather fight!
Oh wow. Is that PPV or free TV?
btw... PPV stands for Pinhead Picture Viewing.....lmao
$191 Million sounds good to me.....
I like that sound too...... And congrats on topping the Maddog billboard.
Powerball results 5/1; 22-26-31-54-55 + 18
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Don't forget the NBA Playoffs there are going to be few teams going fishing this weekend
Thanks Ronnie....
Thanks for reminding me. I like to watch at play-off time.
I had lots of fun watching KY win the NCAA Final.
Time for the big boys to run the court.
That's my plan as well Win$500Quick. Saving my money for Mega Million. Plan to purchase just 1 powerball ticket. If I can't win with one that one then surely the 5 extra tickets will not help. Maybe I just need to visit the nearest liquor store in Pcola it worked for the last powerball winner. Get me some will Irish Rose or Thunder Bird and a quick pick to boot.
I'll take it!
Thanks for rubbing it in my face
, seeing that I'm from Michigan and a Wolverine fan. I have to give it to Louisville though they were good.
By law, California awards all prizes on a pari-mutuel basis, meaning the prizes will change each drawing based on the number of tickets sold and the number of tickets that won at each prize level. Why does this happens only in California?
Anyone know why?
It's what I call a chickensh*t system designed so they never have to deal with a shortage to pay the winners.
TN does the same thing with it's Tennessee Cash game.
CA has a huge problem funding massive pensions for their government workers and politicians so they can retire in lavish luxury though.
TN is just chickensh*t.
I just looked up what Parimutuel means.
Good luck to the people participating in this game. I'm writing the winning numbers of Powerball after my California Super Lotto Plus contract expired on Saturday April 6th, 2013. What do you think about my comment?
"my California Super Lotto Plus contract expired"
how do you get a contract to play the lottery? what happens if you break your contract?
interesting weekend just around the corner ...... best of luck to all playing
Damage control........
One person buying the winning PB ticket 100 times, ($200.) could set them back $100 million.
if the only reason is damage control, then why is only California doing it? The other states aren't worried about damage control?
What do you think about my comment?
I think it's a very nice comment!
Keep up the good work!
my american buddy bought a ticket for my this week. its not CA so if it wins there should be some cash for me
Sounds like a winner savagegoose, Im wishing you the best. You are a winner.
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I still predict a major jackpot for one of the ladies of LP.
This is a huge prize! If I will win this prize I will travel around the globe for sure. However, I will still save for investments. Back to my game I need to play smart today. :)
i dont know about that, i hope i am. I hope if i dont win someone i know on this forum wins,. I am in with a 1 in 176 mill chance is all. which mkes me a possible winner. good luck too Ronnie. and everyone else.
I wonder what would be the bigger story, being the sole winner of a record 700+ million jackpot, or winning both the mega millions and powerball 100+ million jackpots in the same week.
If you mean one individual winning both Jackpots in the same week I think that would definitely be the BIGGER story. I am no mathematician but the odds of accomplishing that in a lifetime much less the same week must be astronomical to the 4th power.
I have played the red Powerball no. 18 or the past almost six years. I won $4 on Wednesday. Now looking forward to the next Powerball that has now ballooned to $222 million, come this Wednesday.