Saturday night’s Powerball jackpot has grown to $181 million, according the New Jersey Star-Ledger. The jackpot was left unclaimed after no one matched the winning numbers Wednesday.
The winning numbers for Wednesday were 3, 16, 48, 56 and 58 with a Powerball of 4. Saturday’s drawing will have a cash value of $123 million.
A ticket sold in New Jersey matched four numbers and the Powerball for $10,000.
Tickets that matched five numbers but not the Powerball were sold in South Carolina, New York, Louisiana, Colorado and Illinois. Those winners will receive $1 million, minus taxes.
The last time a Powerball jackpot was hit was June 23, when a couple from Seymour, Conn. won $60 million. Noel Peel bought the winning ticket while waiting for breakfast at a deli. He let the ticket sit for days before finally checking it. Peel checked the ticket at the deli’s lottery machine and saw that his numbers were winners, but didn’t know how much he had won.
Peel said,
“I didn’t know what it meant, meaning ‘am I just a winner in general? Honestly, I walked out and thought it was just a glitch.”
Peel said he and his wife, Fredda, couldn’t believe it when they took the ticket to the Lottery headquarters and found out how much they won. The couple planned to fix their roof and buy a new car with their winnings, in addition to paying for their children’s education and donating some of the money to charity.
Just a week ago, the Powerball jackpot was $139 million.
The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 31.85, according to the Powerball website. The odds of matching all five numbers plus the Powerball are 1 in 175,223,510.00, and the odds of matching five numbers without the Powerball for $1 million are t 1 in 5,153,632.65.
What would you do if you won the $181 million Powerball jackpot?
If I won the $181 million Pennsylvania Powerball $181 I would: Pay my tithes, Advance God's Kingdom, Honor My Parents–Give a contribution for research to find a cure for Cancer, Heart Disease, and Alzheimer; Support the NAACP and OIC; Give a large financial gift to my daughters, my living grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and my brothers and sisters; Help others; Open Three Christian Schools (Elementary, Middle, High); Pay off my debts, take a very long vacation and buy some things I need and desire. I will need more time to think about what I would do with the change.
go hide I don't need any new friends.
IF I WON, I HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY AND ID LIKE TO HELP EACH ONE OF THEM, I WOULD DONATE TO HOSPICE AND I WOULD DONATE TO THE HOMELESS. THEN I WOULD BUY A MOTOR HOME AND GO ON A MUCH NEEDED VACATION, WHERE I WOULD HAVE TIME TO THINK OF SOME OTHER PLACES I COULD SPEND MONEY TO HELP OTHERS. ALSO I HAVE A FEW WONDERFUL FRIENDS WHO COULD USE A BOOST UP, IM THERE FOR YA.
BE VERY HAPPY, TAKE CARE OF FAMILY + FRIENDS + MYSELF. THEN SET UP A FOUNDATION TO KEEP MAKING MONEY AND TAKE CARE OF THINGS AS REQUIRED.
uhh…nuthin
I would create some jobs here in america and I would leave america.
be happy , and help family out. and more
If I won I would become a philanthropist.