Powerball Numbers and Results Aug 8, 2015: Watch Live Stream of Drawing for $50 Million Jackpot
Saturday’s chance to make big money playing Powerball is here.
The grand prize is currently at $50 million, with a cash value of $31.9 million. Last Wednesday's winning numbers were: 9, 11, 14, 16, 42, and 19.
There were 341,362 regular winners and $4,346,556 in non-jackpot money was won.
There are actually nine ways to play Powerball. Though the odds will likely change in October, currently there is a 1 in 175,223,510.00 chance in winning the grand prize and a 1 in 5,153,632.65 chance in winning $1,000,000.
So the odds of winning are slim, but people do win. The main thing a Powerball player has to do, outside of checking the numbers, is hold on to the ticket.
As reported by a CBS affiliate station in Los Angeles, someone who purchased a Powerball at a gas station in Whittier has matched five of the six winning numbers for the Wednesday drawing and has won over $700,000. And in Louisiana, the WDSU News is reporting that a Powerball ticket sold in Montegut matched five numbers and is worth $1 million.
Lottery officials advise that the first thing a winner should do is sign the back of their ticket in ink right away, then keep the ticket in a safe place before getting to a Lottery District Office as soon as possible.
The winners are so far anonymous, which means they already have a good handle on how to deal with their new fortunes.
In a list of ten practical things to do once you have won the lottery, Boston.com advises that a winner should strive to keep the win a secret, which will no doubt help cut down the number of requests for money.
Be sure to check here for local stations broadcasting the Powerball drawing.
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