Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $36 Million; Power Play 10X produces a $2 Million Winner!

    POWERBALL, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Powerball jackpot continues to
 climb. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but one lucky ticket holder in
 Tennessee won $2 million with the Power Play 10X promotion. A total of
 101,738 players who purchased the Power Play option had their winnings
 multiplied 10 times when the number "10" was selected by the Power Play
 wheel.
     Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing
 the jackpot will grow to an estimated $36 million.
     The cash option for the Wednesday, April 18th drawing will be an
 estimated $17 million.
     The numbers drawn Saturday were 12, 21, 36, 38, 49, and the Powerball
 was 18. The Power Play multiplier was 10.
     Five players correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000.
 Their winning tickets were purchased in Minnesota (1), Oregon (2),
 Pennsylvania (1), and Wisconsin (1).
     Eighteen players matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won
 $10,000. Five additional winners at that prize level also wisely purchased
 the Power Play option multiplying their winnings 10 times for a total of
 $100,000! An incredible 533,708 players across the nation won a total of
 more than $9.7 million in prizes in America's Game.
     More than 101,000 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by
 10 Saturday. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option
 for one dollar. With Power Play you multiply your Powerball winnings by 2-5
 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is
 spun to select that night's multiplier. For a limited time during the
 current "Power Play 10X" promotion, all prizes (except the jackpot) can be
 multiplied up to 10 times for the same $1 Power Play cost.
     Players should carefully check their tickets after every draw. Even if
 there are no jackpot winners there are always tens of thousands of winners
 at other prize levels.
     Players purchased more than $20.1 million in tickets between Wednesday
 and Saturday night. The lotteries sold over $2.8 billion in Powerball
 tickets in fiscal year 2006. That translates into approximately $800
 million for worthwhile state projects.
     Powerball is now played in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and the
 U.S. Virgin Islands.
     For more information on Powerball, visit our website at
 www.powerball.com
 
 

SOURCE Multi-State Lottery Association