NOBODY MATCHED THE SIX NUMBERS IN WEDNESDAY’S BILLION AND A QUARTER DOLLAR POWERBALL JACKPOT.
TWO PEOPLE WON TWO MILLION DOLLARS BY MATCHING FIVE NUMBERS WITH THE POWER PLAY AND FIVE OTHERS MATCHED FIVE NUMBERS BUT NOT THE POWERBALL.
NONE OF THOSE WINNERS WERE FROM THE MIDWEST.
IOWA LOTTERY C-E-O MATT STRAWN SAYS THE BIG NUMBERS DRAW IN PEOPLE WHO DON’T NORMALLY PLAY.
HE SAYS THE MESSAGE IS THE SAME REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE OF THE JACKPOT.
POWERBALL1 OC……..JACKPOT ANNOUNCEMENTS” ;03
STRAWN SAYS BUYING MORE TICKETS DOESN’T INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING.
POWERBALL2 OC…….THIS AMOUNT” ;05
SATURDAY’S JACKPOT IS NOW AT ONE BILLION, FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS WITH A CASH PAYOUT VALUE OF 686 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
