Powerball Jackpot Grows to $290 MillionSaturday's Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated annuity value of $290 million or $141.9 million cash. A single winning ticket sold in Pennsylvania for the drawing would be the largest prize ever won from the Pennsylvania Lottery.
The 18-draw run leading to Saturday night's drawing began Aug. 13. Saturday's jackpot is the fourth largest Powerball jackpot in the game's 13-year history and the largest jackpot offered since the May 28 drawing. Two Pennsylvania Lottery tickets matched 5-of-5 winning Powerball numbers for a $200,000 prize in Wednesday night's drawing; one of the tickets had been purchased with the PowerPlay option. The $200,000 prize was multiplied by the drawing's PowerPlay number, 5, for a total prize of $1 million cash. The enhanced version of Powerball that began on Aug. 28 doubled the second-tier prize from $100,000 to $200,000, giving players a chance to win a PowerPlay-enhanced prize of $1 million cash. A $1 million PowerPlay ticket also was sold in York County for the drawing on Oct. 5. Due to the large jackpot and anticipated increase in ticket sales for Saturday night's drawing, the Pennsylvania Lottery advises players to purchase their Powerball tickets early to avoid the last-minute rush. The Lottery also reminds players to play responsibly. The Pennsylvania Lottery has sold nine jackpot-winning Powerball tickets since joining the multi-jurisdictional game in June 2002. Currently, the largest prize awarded from the Pennsylvania Lottery was $110.2 million cash from the May 8, 2004, Powerball drawing. The annuity value of that jackpot was $212 million. Powerball tickets are sold in 29 participating jurisdictions -- 27 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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