Friday, May 17, 2013
If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday’s lottery, you could score $550 million, or a $350 million one-time payout. See the stats and the story below.
Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 19 drawing is now $550 million. Return here Saturday night to see the winning numbers The one-time cash payout is estimated at $350.1 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in Wisconsin and 42 other states, including Florida, Texas, California and New York. For a full list of lottery agents, click on this link and you can search by community. The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s collection of …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Here is where you can buy your Powerball tickets.
The Powerball jackpot will hit $350 million for Wednesday’s drawing. Though not the largest Powerball cash payout, the jackpot is inching closer to the $384 million that was given out in November 2012 in Arizona and Missouri. Here are some of the lottery agents in Watertown where you can buy Powerball tickets for Wednesday's drawing: Bus Stop Variety, 633 Main St. Bemis Market, 129 Waltham St. Joe's Variety, 278 Orchard St. Tedeschi, 164 Main St. Barca's Spa, 42 Mt. Auburn St. New Convenience, 39-41 Galen St. Convenience Plus, 99 School St. Nichols Convenience, 105 Nichols St. Victoria Spa, 603 Mt. Auburn St. For a complete list of lottery agents, go to the Massachusetts State Lottery site. We want to know – if you were to win the $350 …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
As no one has won Powerball for 16 consecutive tries, the estimated jackpot for Wednesday drawing is $500 million. Tell us in the comments what you would do if you won.
For the last two months, no one has won the Powerball lottery. So Wednesday's estimated jackpot is $500 million, and likely to go even higher as a buying frenzy has begun. At $500 million, it would be the largest jackpot in Powerball history. Powerball is pulled Wednesdays and Fridays. The Powerball lottery is played in 42 states, including Massachusetts and all six New England states. According to Powerball, the odds of winning the jackpot is 1 in 175 million. The odds of getting all 5 numbers and not the Powerball, earning $1 million, is 1 in 5 million. Tell us what you would do if you won the big prize in the comment section below.
Charlie Breitrose
5:14 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
That would be very generous. I bet it would make a big dent in the jackpot. more ›