Powerball Drawing Live: Watch Winning Numbers Drawn For $270 Million Jackpot On Nov. 12 [Video]
Powerball frenzy has hit the nation as the Nov. 12 jackpot climbed to a whopping $270.4 million. All Powerball drawings are held live from the Florida Lottery Studios in Tallahassee, Florida. Last night’s drawing aired at 1o:59 p.m. ET, and the winning numbers are 8, 17 20, 27, 52, the Powerball is 24. The PowerPlay is 2x. No one won the grand prize jackpot, causing it to roll to an estimated $293 million. The next Powerball drawing takes place on Wed. Nov. 16, 2016. You may watch the full video as the Powerball drawing occurred live in the video player above.
Though there were no Powerball, grand prize winners to claim the jackpot, there were many other winners who are a little bit wealthier this morning. No one used the 2x Power Play, that would have multiplied all non-jackpot, Powerball prizes by two. There were three Match 5 winners who won $1 million each. The Match 5 winners live in Florida, New York and Pennsylvania. There was a total number of 903,794 Powerball winners in all tiers. The winners won a combined total of $9,561,718. Powerball games have nine ways to win and anyone who matches the red Powerball number will always win a prize. The odds of winning any Powerball prize are 1 in 24.87. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.
Powerball underwent a design change allowing for larger jackpots to be won. The changes went into effect in Oct. 2015, and since then, larger jackpots have grown. Jan. 2016, saw the largest Powerball jackpot in history when the jackpot grew to a mind-boggling $1,586,400,000.00. In 2016, there have been five jackpots won ranging in value from over $240 million to $1 billion. Will 2016 see more Powerball jackpot winners before the year ends?
Powerball is a popular lottery game that appeals to people of all ages and backgrounds. You must be at least 18-years-old to play and Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Each state has slightly different rules regarding playing Powerball and the best way for Powerball players to learn about the game is through their local, state lottery association. You can learn more about lottery games played in your state as well as the rules for Powerball at your state’s official lottery website. You may find a list of links for each state lottery associated with Powerball at the site.
Powerball is played twice a week, with live drawings held every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. ET. The game consists of a drum that contains 69 white balls with numbers ranging from 1-69. There are 26 red Powerballs. Each live drawing, five white balls and one red Powerball is drawn. Those who match all five white balls and the red Powerball win the jackpot. The white balls do not need to be in the same order as the balls drawn during the live Powerball drawing. The largest prizes are the jackpot, Match 5, and Match 4 with the Powerball. The prize for Match 5 is $1,000,000 and the Match 4 with the Powerball is a $50,000 win. You may learn more about the nine ways to win Powerball at the official site.
Powerball tickets cost $2. At the time of purchase, some states allow players to add the Power Play option. The Power Play option multiplies the amount of non-jackpot prizes. The $1 million Match 5 prize is limited to $2 million while the other winning combinations are multiplied according to the amount of the drawn Power Play multiplier. The Power Play multiplier is available in 2x, 3x, 4x and 5x. A 10x Power Play multiplier was added to Powerball games in Oct. 2015, when the design changes went into effect. Check with your local state lottery to see if the Power Play option is available in your area.
The next Powerball live drawing is set for Nov. 16, at 10:59 p.m. ET. The jackpot will be $293 million with a cash value of $185 million. Are you going to play Powerball this week?
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