It’s Feb. 28, and the Powerball winning numbers and winners for the Feb. 27 drawing are in. The drawing was held last night, live from the Florida Lottery studios located in Tallahassee, Florida. There hasn’t been a Powerball jackpot winner since Jan. 13, six weeks ago. The last Powerball jackpot won was for $1.58 billion, and three winning tickets were sold. Excitement continues to mount for the next Powerball jackpot that has continued to roll, and will be an estimated $292 million on the next drawing that takes place on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. You can watch the video of last night’s Powerball drawing as it took place live below. The latest Powerball winning numbers are 10, 11, 21, 22, 53 and the red Power Ball is 18. The Power Play multiplier is 3x.
Powerball Drawing Live Video: Watch As Winning Numbers For $266 Million Jackpot Drawn On Feb. 27: It’s Feb. 27… https://t.co/2KX9LOghkt
— Alex Johnston (@createdrumbeats) February 28, 2016
There were no Powerball jackpot winners, nor did anyone win the match 5 using the Power Play multiplier. There were three match 5 winning tickets sold in Texas, New York, and Wisconsin. The match 5 winners won $1,000,000 each. Twenty-nine people won the Match 4 plus the Powerball for a prize of $50,000 each. Eight people used the Power Play and multiplied their winnings from $50,000 to $150,000. You may see a full list of Powerball winners and the winning numbers at the official site.
Powerball is the nation’s most popular game. However, it isn’t played in every state. Powerball is governed by the Multi State Lottery Association (MUSL) and is played in 44 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. As the jackpots are promised to continue to reach large amounts, more people who live in states without the lottery game are hoping Powerball will come to their area.
More Billion Dollar Jackpots Coming to Powerball’s Future
More Billion Dollar Powerball Jackpots are coming to the game! #Powerball #Powerballjackpot https://t.co/ZSTAD5EviB pic.twitter.com/Te0kZsHwDr
— Mary Turner (@thesaleswhopper) February 7, 2016
The Jan. 13, 2016 Powerball drawing for $1.58 billion really made an impact on the game. State lotteries broke sales records during the month of January, more people played Powerball than ever before, and many people played the jackpot lottery game for the first time. Powerball fever swept across the nation for several weeks as people waited to see how high the jackpot would climb before someone matched all winning numbers. There were three winning tickets sold in the $1.58 billion drawing. One was sold in Tennessee to Lisa and John Robinson, one in Florida to Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt, and one in California. The California Powerball winner has yet to come foward and publicly claim their winnings. Some Powerball jackpot winners live in states where they may remain anonymous. Florida, Tennessee, and California do not have laws that protect the anonymity of Powerball lottery winners. The California winner will need to come forward within one year from the drawing date in order to claim his or her share of the jackpot prize.
The Tennessee Powerball winners appeared on the Today Show , followed by an appearance on Ellen. They discussed their incredible luck at winning, stated they bought four-quick pick tickets and one of them matched all six winning numbers! You can see the video of the Tennessee Powerball winners Lisa and John Robinson on the Today Show below.
Tennessee Powerball Winners On The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Powerball winners appear on the Ellen DeGeneres show! #Powerball #powerballfever https://t.co/mh8awuboQX pic.twitter.com/W9lfYbtVvR
— Mary Turner (@thesaleswhopper) February 18, 2016
The Florida Powerball winners kept a low profile, and chose not to go public with their win right away. Instead, they held a press conference in mid-February, declaring they were also lucky winners sharing the jackpot prize.
Florida Powerball Winners Come Forward
Florida Powerball winners revealed. Watch live press conference video. #powerball https://t.co/wp3KbRdsDF pic.twitter.com/W1YBWs4JgB
— Mary Turner (@thesaleswhopper) February 18, 2016
The California Powerball winner has not come forward, prompting some to think that he or she has met their demise.
Is the California Powerball winner dead?
RT UpMyOdds Is The Powerball Winner From California Dead? Florida And Tennessee Billion Dollar Jackpot Winners Com… https://t.co/z7TNI16MsI
— John Harris (@winthenextlotto) February 24, 2016
Stay tuned for Wednesday’s drawing on March 2, 2016. We’ll have the latest news coverage, Powerball winning numbers, winners and live drawing video for you.
Good luck!
[Photo by Phil Spears/AP]
