The latest Powerball drawing on Wednesday night was worth $112 million with a cash option of $68 million. Did anyone get lucky enough to win the jackpot?
The lottery drawing was held on Wednesday night at 11 p.m. EST, according to the Powerball website. The winning numbers were 14-29-31-56-61, Powerball 01 and Power Play 2X, the lottery website states. Although no one won the jackpot prize, there was one Match 5 winner who won one million dollars in Texas, according to the Powerball website.
The next Powerball drawing will be held on Saturday night at 11 p.m. EST. The jackpot is now worth $129 million with a cash option of $78.3 million, the lottery website states.
Powerball lottery drawings are held twice a week on Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. The lottery game is currently the largest game played in the U.S, according to the lottery website. The multi-state game has nine different games to play and always kicks off with a $40 million jackpot. The prize continues to grow until someone wins the jackpot, according to the lottery website.
The last person to claim a one million dollar Powerball prize was Stanis Tabler from Charles Town, West Virginia. Tabler matched five of the numbers during the Powerball drawing on January 9. Tabler told lottery officials that he doesn't really play Powerball but took a chance and purchased the winning ticket in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
"I play the Lottery weekly, but I play Lotto America regularly and do not play Powerball that often," Tabler told lottery officials. "I cashed in my Lotto America tickets and won $20. So, on a whim, I just told the cashier to give me $20 in Powerball tickets and that is how I won."
Tabler claimed his prize on Thursday but asked lottery officials to delay the announcement of his winnings so he could surprise his wife on her birthday, which was on Saturday.
"I took her out to breakfast for her birthday on Saturday and had balloons for her. I gave her a framed photograph of me holding the giant check and told her Happy Birthday, this is what every woman wants. A picture of me," Tabler told lottery officials. "She was shocked and couldn't believe it when I told her. She said it was the best birthday ever."
Tabler said he plans to use his winnings to take his wife to Hawaii for their 30th wedding anniversary this year.
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