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Powerball Winning Numbers And Winners For Jan. 20, 2016 [Videos, Photos]

By Charisse Van Horn
Published on: 03:08 PST, Jan 21, 2016

The Powerball winning numbers for January 20, 2016, are in, and the thrill of the game is mounting like the jackpot that rolled over last night. The winning numbers are 5, 39, 44, 47, 69, and the Powerball is 24. As there were no jackpot winners in last night’s drawing, the jackpot has rolled over to $60 million with a cash value of $38.1 million. Due to changes made in October 2015, to Powerball, large jackpots are expected to continue as well as more non-jackpot winners. Last night’s Powerball drawing showed that the new Powerball lottery game is getting more difficult to win. There were no jackpot winners and no winners for the match 5 $2 million Power Play. There was one match 5 winner in Georgia who won $1 million. The next Powerball drawing will take place on Saturday, January 23, 2016, at 10:59 p.m. ET. You can watch the Powerball drawing live here as we’ll bring you all the latest Powerball news and information.

You can watch the drawing as it aired live from the Florida Lottery studio in the video below.

There are nine ways to win Powerball, and you don’t have to match all the winning numbers for the jackpot to walk away with a substantial prize. The match 5 winners win $1 million and for one dollar more, you can add a Power Play to your ticket. That means if you match 5 winning numbers, your prize is multiplied by two to $2 million. Powerball winners can also take home $50,000 if the match four winning numbers on the white balls with the one Powerball. We often hear people talk about the jackpot winners, the $2 million winners and the $1 million winners, but rarely do we hear about the $50,000 Powerball winners. For those who spend $2 on a Powerball ticket, matching four or more winning numbers is a rather good investment. The prize for having four white winning numbers without the Powerball number is $100. The other Powerball prizes consist of $4 wins and $7 wins.

As the new Powerball game continues to increase in popularity, not only has the demand for weekly winning numbers grown, but also Powerball scams and hoaxes. Snopes.com is getting a lot of articles related to Powerball hoaxes. When the $1.5 billion jackpot was in play and the winning numbers were announced, doctored photos began to surface on social media networks where numerous people pretended they were the jackpot winners. Snopes.com is a good source for finding the truth regarding various Powerball scams, and so too is the Inquisitr. We bring you the latest information on Powerball scams and hoaxes as well as other pertinent Powerball news. With more billion dollar and large jackpots that will total hundreds of millions of dollars, there has been increased activity, record-breaking Powerball jackpots and more people buying tickets than ever before. You must ensure, however, that you don’t fall victim to Powerball scams and hoaxes that circulate on sites such as Facebook.

One man in Iowa matched four winning numbers on the white balls and the Powerball but had played the Power Play. The prize is normally $50,000, but thanks to his spending the extra dollar, he won a total of $100,000. Pason Hemson of Albia, Iowa, was one winning number away from the jackpot. There are multiple ways to win, and when you add the Power Play, you can really multiply your winnings.

Are you playing Powerball weekly? The next drawing will be Saturday, January 23, 2016, at 10:59 p.m., ET. and you can watch as the winning numbers are drawn live here.

[Photo by Phil Spears/AP]

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