Sunday’s multi-state Powerball drawing will be worth an estimated $170 million after no one hit the jackpot during Wednesday’s drawing. This is the second mega jackpot in as many months. It doesn’t take much to spark a steamroller of momentum during hard financial times and recession.
A pryoclastic flow of ticket sales are expected before Sunday’s drawing. A lottery banaza may develop if no one wins midweek.
Lottery officials are estimating Sunday’s Powerball Jackpot to be roughtly $90mil after there were no winners for Wednesday’s $80mil Powerball drawing. There is a chance this jackpot could go parabolic after Florida residents can legally buy powerball tickets in their own state starting next week. A perfect storm is brewing as the mega jackpot reaches a frenzy level, and the largest state thus far joins the Powerball in the same week.
This Sunday will be the first time in Powerball’s 16 year history that Florida residence could buy the tickets in their own state. Florida lottery officials explained there had been a long term debate raging on if allowing Powerball ticket sales would draw away from Florida’s own state lottery.
Florida will now be the largest state offering Powerball tickets. Some experts predict a “lotto fever” as initial sales will quickly boost the Powerball Jackpot, which is already close to $80mil. Recently announced changes to the Powerball Game should also increase interest over the short-term in the 29 other states that already sell Powerball Lotto tickets.
The powerball is ushering in the New Year with a huge jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing. I’m glad to see we get one last mega jackpot out of the Powerball before new game changes take affect January 7th 2009.
The changes include $20mil base grand prize minimum, odds of winning any prize have increase about 1/2%. The location where the PowerBall drawing takes place is also moving to Floriday. Stay tuned for more changes as they are announced, and play this current jackpot for all it’s worth. Maybe you’ll get some New Year’s Eve luck 
The Powerball jackpot will now be an estimated $25mil for Wednesday’s Drawing.
Powerball numbers for 11/29/2008 – The Powerball numbers for 11/29/2008 were: 5, 33, 36, 39, 55, Powerball 21, Powerplay 4
Saturday’s Powerball jackpot will be worth an estimated $20 million since no one matched all 6 of the numbers in last night’s drawing.
Wednesday’s winning numbers were 11-26-31-34-52. The Powerball was 14 and the multiplier was 2.
Two tickets, sold in Minnesota and Pennsylvania, matched the first five numbers only to win $400,000 each.
Colorado’s top prize was $200 each for 35 Power Play tickets that matched other number combinations.
Powerball was created in 1992 and launched in Colorado in 2001.
It’s now played in 29 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Florida Lottery is busy with behind-the-scenes preparations for Powerball. Tickets go on sale in Florida on January 4th. The first drawing is January 7th.
Lottery spokeswoman Jackie Barreiros says computers are getting software downloads so they’ll be able to sell the tickets and workers will be putting up Powerball billboards in the coming weeks.
When Florida joins the game, Powerball will include 30 states, Washington, D.C., and the Virgin Islands.
Barreiros says Florida’s preparations are right on track so far. She says the state is trying to get the word out about how the game works and how you win.
Jackpots currently start at $15 million, but that will be increased to $20 million when Florida players start buying tickets in January.
Barreiros says the Lottery Department expects Lotto sales to drop off when Powerball begins, but the agency is confident players will come back to Lotto. She says workers will be pulling down Lotto billboards and replacing them with Powerball signs, but that doesn’t mean Lotto is going away.
Each Powerball ticket will cost $1. You’ll have an option to pay an extra $1 to multiply the non-jackpot winnings.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 146 million. Good luck!
Match all the numbers Wednesday night and take home $61M ! Please also send us a small amount
Someone in PENN matched the powerball lotto draw for $58.6mil. The indentity of the winner has not been released.
Payment options:
29-year, 30-installment annuity for $58.6mil, or take the one time cash “lump sum” amount of $30,207,012.
