Powerball mania

The Powerball jackpot is being raised again.  The new jackpot for Wednesday, August 7 is:

ANNUITY:       $425 Million

CASH:             $244.7 Million

Here are some quick facts about the New Powerball, which had its first draw on Jan 18, 2013.

  

Quick Facts following AUGUST 3, 2013 Draw:

Sales in New Powerball To Date (1.5 years):

PB       $8,028,554,960

PP       $   589,356,787

Total    $8,617,911,747

Millionaires created by New Powerball since start (Jan 18, 2012)

– OVER 750 MILLIONAIRES CREATED:

Match 5 (no PP):        655 ($1M)

Match 5 (w/PP):          112 ($2M)

Total:                           767 (Total Match 5+0)

Jackpot Wins:               25 (16 in CY2012 and 9 so far in CY2013)

Low-Tier Prizes – Number of Prizes – Value of Prizes

PB Only                                 

5+0      655                $1,000,000       $  655,000,000

4+1      5,339             $10,000            $    53,390,000

4+0      182,085          $100                $    18,208,500

3+1      281,197          $100                $    28,119,700

3+0      9,595,118       $7                    $    67,165,826

2+1      4,867,535       $7                    $    34,072,745

1+1      30,989,311     $4                    $   123,957,244

0+1      61,589,341     $4                    $   246,357,364

            107,510,581                           $1,226,271,379

PP Only                                 

5+0      112                 $2,000,000      $  224,000,000

4+1      868                 $40,000           $    34,720,000

4+0      31,075            $200                $      6,215,000

3+1      47,958            $200                $      9,591,600

3+0      1,650,458       $14                  $    23,106,412

2+1      836,691          $14                  $    11,713,674

1+1      5,314,975       $12                  $    63,779,700

0+1      10,571,077     $12                  $  126,852,924

            18,453,214                             $  499,979,310

Total No. Prizes Won:     129,963,795  (130 million prizes win in New Powerball)

Total Dollars Won:      $1,726,250,689  ($1.7 Billion Won in New Powerball - low-tier)

Jackpot CASH Won:  $2,426,500,000 (Over $2.4 Billion paid out in Jackpot CASH prizes).

Little Rock, Arkansas – About Powerball® 

Powerball® is a multi-state jackpot game. Drawings are held at 9:59 p.m. CST every Wednesday and Saturday. Five numbered balls are drawn from 1 to 59 and one numbered ball is drawn from 1 to 35. If all your numbers match those that are chosen, you win the jackpot, which starts at $40 million and grows until someone wins. If other players also match all six numbers, the prize will be shared in equal amounts. Each Powerball® play is $2. For an additional dollar, you can add the PowerPlay® option to increase non-jackpot winnings by as much as a million dollars.