Powerball Jackpot Boosted to $380 Million for Feb. 7 Drawing
MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Feb. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thanks to strong ticket sales, the Powerball® jackpot today was increased to a $380 million annuity value, or a $256.8 million cash prize, for the Saturday, Feb. 7, drawing.
The jackpot had rolled to a $360 million annuity value, or $250.5 million cash prize, after the drawing on Wednesday, Feb. 4, produced no jackpot winner.
For the Feb. 4 drawing, one winning Powerball ticket worth $2 million was sold in Pittsburgh and more than 96,700 other Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball tickets won prizes of varying amounts.
This is the Powerball game's highest jackpot since it was hit on Feb. 19, 2014, when one ticket sold in California won $425.3 million. Numerous jackpots of lesser amounts have been won since then.
If won tomorrow, the jackpot would rank as the game's sixth-largest annuity prize on record.
Lottery retailers statewide are reporting strong ticket sales. Tickets for the next Powerball drawing will be available until 9:59 p.m. Saturday evening.
The Pennsylvania Lottery advises players to purchase their Powerball tickets early to avoid any last-minute rush and to always play responsibly.
How to play Powerball: Players pay $2 and select five white balls from the first set of 59 numbers plus a single red ball, the Powerball, from a second set of 35 numbers. Players may select their own numbers using a Powerball playslip, or they may opt for computer-selected quick picks. Players must match all five numbers drawn plus the Powerball number to win the jackpot. There also are eight additional ways for players to win a cash prize.
Purchasing the $1 Power Play option allows a winner to increase lower-tier prizes by a factor of 2, 3, 4 or 5, depending on the Power Play number drawn. The jackpot and the Match 5 prize are not multiplied. The Match 5 prize with the Power Play option is set at $2 million. It is $1 million without Power Play.
Powerball is sold in 44 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In Pennsylvania, tickets are sold until 9:59 p.m. on drawings nights, Wednesday and Saturday.
About the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older residents. Since its inception in 1971, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $24.7 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free transit and reduced-fare shared rides; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET; long-term living services; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state.
The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds players to check every ticket, every time. Players must be 18 or older. Please play responsibly. For help with a gambling problem, call 1-800-848-1880.
For drawings results, winning numbers, winners' stories and to subscribe to the Lottery's RSS news feed, visit www.palottery.com. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/palottery or follow us at www.twitter.com/palottery.
Media contact: Gary Miller or Lauren Piccolo, 717-702-8008
Editor's Note: For Powerball historic information and jackpot rankings, visit www.powerball.com and select "Press Contacts," then select the link for "Powerball General Information."
SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery
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