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Florida(FL) Powerball Prizes and Odds
Florida Powerball News and Payout for Monday, March 18th, 2024
Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 01:55 AM
Wall Street is not the only place where fortunes are made and lost these days. One fortune will be up for grabs on Wednesday, when Powerball lottery has $687,000,000 on the line. The cash value stands at a projected $$327.3 million. Powerball's grand prize rose because no one hit all six numbers drawn Monday night. The numbers from Monday, March 18th, 2024 drawing were 10-17-20-39-44 and Powerball was 16. The Powerball grand prize has been growing for 33 draws since Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024. The last jackpot was won by one lucky ticket sold in Michigan, matched all six numbers for a 810,000,000 top prize.
Though there was no jackpot winner Monday evening, some players still walked away with large winnings. There were 6 lucky players that correctly matched the first 5 numbers and won the 2nd prize. The 1 ticket(s) in Florida matched the first five numbers with the Power Play for an incredible 2 million dollar cash win! This is part of the Powerball lottery feature that guarantees a certain multiplier on all match 5 white ball winners that also have the Power Play option pushing the prize to $2,000,000 cash. Five other lucky ticket(s) bought in Maryland(1), Minnesota(1), Texas(2) and Virginia(1), each won $1 million cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers!
Also, 17 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Powerball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. There were 1 tickets matched 4+1 with Power Play option, multiplying the prizes by 4 for a total win of $40,000 each!
There were 75,391 Powewrball winning tickets sold in the state of Florida. There was a single lucky Florida winner matched 4 white ball numbers and also the Powerball and won $10,000. There were 128 lucky Florida players won $100 prize by matching 4 or 3+1 numbers. 46 tickets were sold in the state of Florida which matched either 4 or 3+1 numbers with Power Play. The lucky ticket holders will collect $200 each.
With 9 different ways to win, there were 872,774 tickets across the nation won a total of $0 prizes in the Monday, March 18th, 2024 drawing.
Powerball is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. can be played in 44 member states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. Each play costs $2. Players can choose to pay $1 extra to purchase the Power Play option, which increases the original prizes except jackpot. The overall odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 32. The odds of matching 6 Powerball numbers are 1 to 292,201,338. The minimum Powerball jackpot is 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 yearly increment payments in 29 years. Winners may choose one lump-sum cash payout instead.
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About Florida Powerball
The Florida Powerball has become a well-known lottery game that is sold in 45 jurisdictions. Powerball tickets began going on sale January 4, 2009. The first drawing was January 7, 2009. All member lotteries help contribute a percentage of the sales to a top-prize pool which allows the jackpot to grow higher and higher. To start with, the jackpot is $40 million. This is known to be the largest jackpot in any lottery game. There are 9 different levels of prizes and there are also lower-tier prizes that can range from $4 to as high as $1 million. With the Power Play prizes can be as high as $2 million.
This is a game that is played in a number of other states and as with other games that are offered by the Florida Lottery, the Florida Powerball profits are transferred to the Trust Fund to help benefit the state's education.
It costs $2 to play the Florida Powerball but if you play the Power Play it is $3 per play. The jackpots in this game can get pretty steep and the record highest jackpot was $587.5 million and this was shared by two people. One who lived in Missouri and the other person lived in Arizona. This was won on November 28, 2012.
As far as setting the jackpot for the Florida Powerball, the MUSL sets the advertised jackpot. The jackpots get calculated based on the sales for the drawing, any funds that may have rolled over from a previous drawing, as well as current interest rates for investments long-term. For every $2 that is spent on a ticket, about 32% is allocated to the prize pool.
As far as Power Play, this is an additional feature that is added on to the Florida Powerball game and offers players the chance to win as much as $2 million. When a ticket is purchased, you can add another $1 to play the Power Play and this allows you a chance to win as much as 4 times the non-jackpot prize. If you can match 5 numbers, that is $2 million!
How to play Florida Powerball?
Playing Florida Powerball allows you the chance to win a huge jackpot as well as many other prizes. You can find a slip at any authorized seller and each panel has 5 panels.
- Choose 5 numbers ranging from 1-59 in the upper area or you can always use the Quick Pick option. This will let the terminal automatically choose numbers for you.
- Choose your Florida Powerball number ranging from 1-35 in the lower part of the slip. You again can use the Quick Pick option to choose a random Powerball number.
- If you want, you can pay $1 extra and play the Power Play as well. This is going to apply to all panels and also the Quick Pick numbers that are played on the slip. This allows you to have a chance to win 4 times more.
Drawings for the Florida Powerball are held on Wednesday and Saturday nights at 10:59. If you are a winner, you have 180 days to claim your prize.
Claiming Your Prize
You want to claim your prize at a Florida lottery retailer or a district office within 180 days. However, for faster redemption of your prize, you can fill out the back of the ticket and take it to any authorized dealer for verification and validation. This is the only way to claim a prize.
If you win less than $600, you can claim your prize at any authorized Florida Powerball location. The headquarters are located in Tallahassee. Having winnings of less than $600 isn't going to require you to fill out a Claim Form unless you get directed to.
For prizes ranging from $600-$250,000 you need to go to the headquarters located in Tallahassee or at a Florida Powerball district office. For any prize that is greater than $250,000 you will need to go to the headquarters.
If you are claiming your prize by mail and have a prize of $250,000 or less, you can mail your ticket to the Florida Lottery. You need to send in a copy of your ID as well for prizes of $600 or more. You will need to fill out a Claim Form and send in the copy of your ID and the ticket.
You need to postmark your envelope on the 60th day at least for scratch-off games and for the Florida Powerball winnings you need to have it sent and postmarked before the 180th day.
Prize Options
You can have your winnings paid out to you in a few different ways.
- Annuities: Florida Powerball and the Florida Lotto have the option to have the prize paid out in 30 annual payments. Mega Money is paid out in 20 annual payments.
- Cash Options: The Florida Powerball, Florida Lotto and Mega Money as well as certain scratch-off games can be paid out in one lump sum or you can have them paid in annual payments. The payment to you can be made by check or even a wire transfer to either a brokerage or bank account. If this is chosen, you need to provide a voided check to the account you want the money transferred to. If this is the option you want, as a Florida Powerball winner you need to claim your prize within 60 days. If you don't claim it within 60 days your winnings will be paid out in annual payments.
You should take care to hold onto your ticket and never lose it. If you do, there is a harder chance to claim your winnings if you do win. You should store the ticket in a safe place and never expose it to sunlight or heat such as in the window, irons, or dryers. Also, never laminate your tickets and never expose them to food substances. This can happen from leaving it on the counter and never allow your ticket to get wet. This affects the ticket and if your ticket does get damaged, you can go to a retailer where they may be able to redeem it as long as the barcode is still intact.
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