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Their winning numbers of 1-2-21-37-43 were a perfect match. ... $1.45 Million lotto jackpot won in central Illinois . The next Powerball drawing is scheduled for Oct. 5 and is estimated to have a ...
On September 6, 1996, six U.S. lotteries, including Illinois', launched The Big Game. Six years later, The Big Game added Mega Millions to its name; the game now is known simply as Mega Millions. Mega Millions' minimum jackpot is $40 million. Players pick 5 numbers from 1 to 70 for the primary numbers and 1 number from 1 to 25 for the mega ball.
Powerball's predecessor began in 1988; [8] the multi-state game was known as Lotto America. The game, and name, were changed to Powerball on April 19, 1992; its first drawing was held April 22. Dr. Edward J. Stanek was president of the Iowa Lottery, and along with Steve Caputo, invented the Powerball game. [9]
The Illinois Lottery player used the Power Play feature to double the winnings. Illinois Powerball player wins $2 million with Power Play feature Skip to main content
CHICAGO — A Illinois lottery player has won a whopping $2 million on a Powerball ticket bought online. The ticket was purchased online for the Oct. 7 drawing and matched all five numbers to win ...
The annuities for both the Mega Millions and the Powerball are paid out in 30 annual installments, increasing 5 percent yearly. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Over time, the size of Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots has generally increased because of higher ticket prices, the larger number of states participating (especially after cross-selling was allowed ...
The winning numbers were 12, 13, 33, 50 and 52, with a Powerball of 23. More than 60,000 other tickets sold in Illinois also won prizes ranging from $4 to $50,000 in the draw, the lottery said.
The first product sold by the Iowa Lottery was an instant-scratch game called Scratch, Match and Win; players bought more than 6.4 million tickets during its first week. Since the lottery's start in 1985, its players have won more than $4.5 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised $2 billion for the state programs that benefit all Iowans.