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Florida(FL) Powerball Prizes and Odds
Florida Powerball News and Payout for Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024
Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2024 01:25 AM
The Powerball jackpot is on the move again. The grand prize for the Saturday, October 5th, 2024 drawing increases to $295,000,000 with the cash value of $$147.9 million. The numbers from Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024 drawing were 01, 02, 21, 37, 43 with Power Ball number 21. Nobody won the Powerball grand prize in the past 19 draws since Wednesday, August 21st, 2024. A single lucky winner from CA won the 44,000,000 grand prize in Monday, August 19th, 2024 drawing.
While there was no jackpot winner Wednesday evening, Powerball had some big winners. There were 2 lucky players that matched the first five numbers and won the 2nd prize. The two second prize winning ticket(s) sold in IL(1) and IN(1) won 1 million dollar cash.
Other prizes won Wednesday night included 9 tickets that matched 4 white numbers in addition to the Powerball and won $10,000. 4 additional tickets at this prize level were also wisely bought with the Power Play option that multiplied winnings 4 times to $40,000 cash! Additional prizes won Wednesday night included 243 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $100. 85 additional tickets at this prize level were also wisely bought with the Power Play option that doubled winnings to $200 cash! There were 700 tickets that matched three white ball numbers plus the Powerball and also won $100. 244 additional players not just matched 3+1, but in addition bought the Power Play option, doulbled the prizes to $200 cash each ticket.
With 9 prize levels, the Wednesday night's drawing created 506,367 winning tickets nationwide with a total amount of $0 prizes.
Powerball is an American popular lottery game can be played in 44 participating states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 PM Eastern Time. To play Powerball, choose 5 numbers from a set of 69 and choose one Powerball number from a set of 26. Each play costs $2. Players can choose to pay 1 extra dollar to buy the Power Play option, which increases the original prizes except grand prize. The minimum Powerball advertised jackpot is $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 graduated installments in 29 years. Winners can select one-time lump sum cash payout option 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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