Powerball is quite an interesting draw because there is a rewarding consolation in the form of $1 million for players who match all of the white numbers without a red match. The ticket holder had purchased a Power Play for an extra dollar, increasing the prize to $2 million.
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The winning numbers for this week’s (Wednesday Sept 2), Powerball lottery jackpot drawing are in.
Lottery officials say players can win prizes ranging from $4 to $1 million for non-jackpot prizes.
If you want to find out how close you are to a such a feat, check here to find out how to watch the Mega Millions drawings at 11 p.m. EDT. Tonight’s drawing will be held at 7:05 p.m. and the jackpot stands at $120,000.
QuikTrip #0741, 1910 Lawrenceville Highway in Decatur, sold the winning Quik Pik ticket.
The chances of winning the Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 258,890,850, according to the Oregon Lottery website.
Winning numbers are drawn Tuesdays and Fridays.
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For selling the winning ticket, Local Market 2 will receive 1 percent or $10,000 if the victor redeems the ticket. The prize goes to an estimated $133 million for Saturday. Steven Peloquin, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, won $91.8 million Mega Millions jackpot back on July 21, 2015, drawing. In March 2014, a York store sold a scratch-off ticket worth $1 million. Officials added “Peloquin presented the Mega Millions ticket for validation at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County”.
