Powerball Jackpot Climbs Again to $325-Million for Saturday Draw
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: February 10, 2012
The Powerball jackpot has been updated to $325-million for Saturday
night's drawing.
Arkansas Scholarship Lottery officials say sales in the Natural State are brisk, and scholarships are growing.
In the three weeks since the $2 Powerball ticket went on sale across America, the "Bigger Better More" jackpot promises have now come true. The $325-million figure would be a 29-year payout of more than $10-million a year, or the lump sum of $202.9-million.
The $325-million jackpot will be the largest Powerball prize seen here since Arkansas Powerball sales began October 31, 2009. [If there's no Grand Prize winner Saturday night, the estimate for Wednesday's drawing on February 15 is $415-million.]
On Wednesday alone, Arkansas sales of Powerball tickets topped $562,000, with gross state Powerball sales since the January 15 beginning of the new ticket topping $4.1 Million. This means Powerball ticket sales add up to more than $1 Million in scholarships in just over three weeks.
Powerball tickets are $2, and adding the $1 Power Play doubles, triples, or even quadruples lower prizes. For example, if you win $1 Million with Power Play added, you get $2 Million.
Click here to see a list of the record largest American jackpots in Powerball and Mega Millions history.
Arkansas Scholarship Lottery officials say sales in the Natural State are brisk, and scholarships are growing.
In the three weeks since the $2 Powerball ticket went on sale across America, the "Bigger Better More" jackpot promises have now come true. The $325-million figure would be a 29-year payout of more than $10-million a year, or the lump sum of $202.9-million.
The $325-million jackpot will be the largest Powerball prize seen here since Arkansas Powerball sales began October 31, 2009. [If there's no Grand Prize winner Saturday night, the estimate for Wednesday's drawing on February 15 is $415-million.]
On Wednesday alone, Arkansas sales of Powerball tickets topped $562,000, with gross state Powerball sales since the January 15 beginning of the new ticket topping $4.1 Million. This means Powerball ticket sales add up to more than $1 Million in scholarships in just over three weeks.
Powerball tickets are $2, and adding the $1 Power Play doubles, triples, or even quadruples lower prizes. For example, if you win $1 Million with Power Play added, you get $2 Million.
Click here to see a list of the record largest American jackpots in Powerball and Mega Millions history.
