Archive for the ‘Powerball’ Category

Powerball is referred to an interstate lottery of America that is a combination of lotteries from thirty two American jurisdictions. The Multi State Lottery Association or MUSL is a non-profit organization that organizes as well as co-ordinates the Powerball lottery games. The states as well as territories that participate in this lottery game are as follows: Colorado, Arizona, Delaware, Connecticut, Florida, the District of Columbia, Indiana, Idaho, Kansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Maine, Montana, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Oregon, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, South Dakota, Vermont, US Virgin Islands, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

In 1988, this lottery game came into view and was commonly referred to as Lotto America. However, in 1992 April, the name as well as the game were officially altered into Powerball. This game ranks first when it comes to arranging a two-drum system. This implies that two pairs of balls and two drums are used in case of a draw and the players are expected to collect numbers from two different boards of numbers. Using the two pairs of balls as well as the two drums allows for different phases of prize winners, based on the amount of apt numbers chosen by the player. A player needs to choose all the numbers appropriately when it comes to winning the jackpot. The point that there are innumerable phases of cash prizes creates the odds of winning a Powerball lottery game in the ratio of 1:35.


Powerball Jumps to $47M

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Powerball’s prize has taken a big jump to $47 million for Saturday night’s draw! Nobody took home the jackpot for Wednesday night’s game, meaning a new rollover and a new grand prize. Nonetheless, there were still numerous lower-tier winners all over.

Powerball Rolls To $34 Million

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Powerball rolled over once again to about $34 million after Saturday night’s draw saw no winners. The numbers drawn for the weekend were 4, 22, 27, 32, 56 and 13 as Powerball. The Power Play was x4.

Four Powerball Tickets Still Unclaimed in Indiana

Friday, August 27th, 2010

There are FOUR Powerball tickets in the state of Indiana alone that have yet to be claimed. They are worth a hard-to-miss $200,000 each. They were purchased at a Gas America in Indianapolis for April 21st’s draw; at another Gas America en Lebanon for May 22nd’s draw; at a Marathon Express Mart in Terre Haute for July 31st’s game, and at another Marathon Food Mart in Markleville for August 11th’s draw. Players have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim their prizes, but a couple of these could be running out of time soon!