The Winning Powerball Numbers are in (11, 34, 41, 49, 55, Powerball was 20, the Power Play multiplier was 2) and a single ticket has taken the mammoth jackpot. The ticket, sold somewhere in Missouri, is worth over $258.2 Million or $124 Million in a one time lump sum payment.
Powerball ticket sales were averaging around $20 million/day for the past 4 days as true lotto hysteria was starting to kick in.
The giant jackpot comes just 5 weeks after Sandra McNeil , a New Jersey resident, won $211.7 Million and now holds the record as New Jersey’s single largest lottery winner.
More mega jackpots this summer? I expect we’ll see a $300 million jackpot soon. Lottery hysteria doesn’t die as quickly when you get two mammoth jackpots back to back with unemployment around 10%.
Powerball Lottery tickets will go on sale on April 16th for the first time in Ohio’s history. While Ohio lotto players have been able to play the Mega-Millions multi-state lotto for years, many residents have continued buying Powerball tickets from bordering states.
Ohio can now keep this money inside the state as well as take advantage of the huge branding efforts of Powerball. Giant Jackpots have been fueling high volume sales for the past several months (currently the jackpot is above 150 mil for the 2nd time in 4 weeks).
41 other states plus Washington DC & the Virgin Islands already enjoy Powerball.
With more than 80% of the States in the Union playing Powerball, how long before the other 9 jump in and we have a nationwide lotto? Powerball jackpots would likely reach $500 million+ with national participation.
With no winners Wednesday night, the Powerball Jackpot has now grown to an estimated $150. Lottery players are expected to turn out in huge numbers to purchase tickets for Saturday’s Drawing.
It’s been less than 3 weeks since a New Jersey man claimed over $211 million by matching 6 numbers.
Lottery fever is catching on as more news headlines are given to lottery winners and the economy continues to worsen.
In other Powerball news, a $200,000 winner recently gave the clerk who sold him the ticket $740. I think stories like this are awesome.
Good luck to everyone in Saturday’s Drawing.
The Winning Powerball Numbers are in (11, 34, 41, 49, 55, Powerball was 20, the Power Play multiplier was 2) and a single ticket has taken the mammoth jackpot. The ticket, sold somewhere in Missouri, is worth over $258.2 Million or $124 Million in a one time lump sum payment.
