Powerball Jackpot Swells To $210M
Next Drawing Set For Wednesday Night
Posted: 9:36 am CST February 6,2006Updated: 11:17 am CST February 6,2006
No winner in Saturday's Powerball jackpot means Wednesday's winnings are estimated at $210 million.The cash value of the jackpot is $101.1 million after no one matched all six numbers on Saturday.In anticipation of Saturday's jackpot, more than $44.5 million worth of tickets were bought between Thursday and Saturday night, according to a press release.The numbers drawn Saturday evening were 4, 12, 13, 30, 38 and the Powerball was 30. The Power Play multiplier was 4.Although no one won the big jackpot on Saturday, six players correctly matched five numbers and won $200,000. Their winning tickets were purchased in Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.Powerball is played in 28 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 146,107,962, according to the Powerball Web site.
Previous Stories:
- February 2, 2006: No Powerball Winner, Jackpot Goes To $180M
- December 30, 2005: Missouri Family Claims $36M Powerball Jackpot
- October 20, 2005: Millions Hope For Millions
- October 18, 2005: Powerball Winner Won't Be Only One Getting Rich
- October 13, 2005: No Winner, Powerball Jackpot Skyrockets To $290M
- October 13, 2005: Powerball Jackpot Tops $240 Million
- October 6, 2005: Powerball Jackpot Tops $200 Million
- December 31, 2003: $210 Million Jackpot Ignites Powerball Frenzy
- December 30, 2003: Jackpots Grow Huge For Powerball, Mega Millions
- October 28, 2003: School Cooks Claim Powerball Jackpot
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