Mega Millions had a winner of $99 million in its Friday night drawing, but the multi-state Powerball lottery is continuing to rise for Saturday night, currently standing at $180 million, with a cash option value of $100.3 million.
Wednesday night’s drawing was the 10th consecutive one without a jackpot winner being selected.
According to Lottery Post, one ticket sold in Arkansas matched the first five numbers for a $200,000 second-place prize and was purchased with the Power Play option, which multiplied the prize to $1 million. Twelve other tickets won $200,000, none coming from New Jersey.
It costs an extra $1 to purchase a Powerball ticket with the Power Play option. In Power Play, non-jackpot prizes are multiplied anywhere from 2-5 times, depending on a computerized random number generated that evening. Second-place winning Power Play tickets matching five numbers but not the Powerball are always multiplied by 5 times, for a $1 million prize. Wednesday’s Power Play number was 2.
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