Powerball Rises to $25 Million

The jackpot continues to climb. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 341,555 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.2 million in prizes in America's Game.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $25 million.

The cash option for the Saturday, November 12th drawing will be an estimated $11.8 million.

The numbers drawn Wednesday were 5, 13, 14, 31, 49 and the Powerball was 30. The Power Play multiplier was 2.

Four lucky players in the states of Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000. One lucky player in Pennsylvania not only won at that prize level, but also wisely purchased the Power Play option and had their prize multiplied by 2 for a total win of $400,000!

Nineteen players matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Two additional winners of that prize category also purchased the Power Play option, for a total win of $20,000.

More than 57,000 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 2 Wednesday. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for one dollar. With Power Play you multiply your winnings from 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night's multiplier.

Players should carefully check their tickets after every draw. Even if there are no jackpot winners there are always tens of thousands of winners at other prize levels.

Players purchased more than $14.7 million in tickets between Sunday and Wednesday night.

The lotteries sold approximately $2 billion in Powerball tickets in FY05. That translates into more than $600 million for worthwhile state projects.

Powerball is now played in 27 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.