Shopper Lotto

Saturday night’s Powerball Lotto drawing has gone off and the results are in. According to lottery officials, there was once again no new jackpot winner. It means that this coming Wednesday night, April 8th 2009, has a draw that could be worth an estimated $143 million to a single winner.

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Even though there was no grand prize winner, Powerball still handed out some nice lotto prizes on Saturday night. One lucky ticket holder in Pennsylvania became a new millionaire when they matched five out of six numbers, only missing the Powerball number. Their usual $200,000 prize was multiplied by five because they wisely added the Power Play option for an extra $1 bet. Another three other lucky tickets in Connecticut, Wisconsin, and New Mexico also matched five out of six numbers with out the Powerball number for that sensational $200,000 cash win on each.

Other prizes won Saturday April 4th, included thirty-three tickets that matched four out of five numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Eleven additional tickets at this prize level were also purchased with the Power Play option that multiplied winnings 3 times to $30,000 cash.

In all, more than 929,000 lucky winners took home over $9 million in cash on Saturday night.

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. Powerball is played in 30 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59PM.