NO winner took home the $86million Powerball jackpot from Saturday night’s drawing, raising the stakes for the Monday night drawing.
The next drawing, on Monday, October 25, will boast a $93million jackpot.
That’s a cash value of around $65.3million.
The winning numbers for the October 23 Powerball drawing were 10, 30, 51, 57, and 63.
The Powerball was 20 and the Power Play was 2x.
Friday’s Mega Millions drawing saw an enormous $108million jackpot, with a winner in Arizona, according to the Mega Millions website.
The winning Mega Millions numbers for October 22 are 09, 14, 26, 29 and 66, and the Mega Ball was 22. The Megaplier was 3X.
Mega Millions drawings happen Tuesday and Friday nights.
Powerball numbers are drawn every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 11pm EST.
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WHEN IS THE NEXT POWERBALL DRAWING?
The next Powerball drawing, on Monday, October 25, will boast a $93million jackpot.
That’s a cash value of around $65.3million.
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WHO WAS THE BIGGEST LOTTERY WINNER OF ALL TIME?
In 2013, Gloria C. Mackenzie won a $590million Powerball jackpot.
According to Jacksonville.com, the 84-year-old took home about $278million after taxes.
The Zephyrhills, Florida resident remains the largest individual lottery winner of all time.
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HOW DO I KNOW IF I WON MEGA MILLIONS?
Check the Mega Millions website to see if your numbers were drawn.
Your ticket numbers must match all six of the winning numbers in a drawing.
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FLORIDA MAN WINS $1MILLION, SAYS HE’LL SPLURGE ON FLIP-FLOPS
One Florida winner disclosed he is very excited to use some of his $1million winnings to purchase an electric toothbrush.
“I’m just looking forward to upgrading to an electric toothbrush and splurging on a good pair of flip flops,” said Brian Nelson.
Nelson opted for a lump sum payment of $795,000, after withholdings, according to Florida lottery officials.
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HERE’S HOW THE POWERBALL AND ITS MULTIPLIERS WORK
The Powerball website explains: “The Powerball jackpot grows until it is won. Players select five numbers from 1 to 69; and one Powerball number from 1 to 26.
“Players can multiply non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 times with the Power Play® option for an additional $1 per play.
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COMMON RED FLAGS OF LOTTERY SCAMS
* No real lottery tells winners to put up their own money in order to collect a prize they have already won. If you are asked to pay any kind of fee to collect your winnings, you haven’t won.
* Just because a real lottery is mentioned does not necessarily make it a real prize. Someone may be using the lottery’s name without its permission or knowledge.
* If they offer to wire the “winnings” directly into your bank account, do not give them your bank account information.
* If you are told that you need to keep your “win” confidential, be suspicious.
* Never give out personal information or send money unless you verify the company’s or solicitor’s legitimacy.
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WHEN DO I HAVE TO TELL THE IRS ABOUT MY LOTTERY WINNINGS?
The state you won your prize in will be required to notify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) if you won over $600.
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WHAT IS THE MATCH 5 DRAWING IN MEGA MILLIONS?
Mega Millions winners take home huge jackpots, but so can runner-ups. According to the Mega Millions website, it’s the only lottery drawing where the second prize can be as much as $5million.
This huge second-prize payout can happen if the player has purchased the optional Megaplier.
Since October 19, 2013, the website says “there has been 1,140 Match 5 winning tickets worth $1 million or more, and they have been won in almost every jurisdiction in which the game is sold.”
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WHEN IS THE NEXT LOTTERY DRAWING?
Mega Millions drawings happen Tuesday and Friday nights.
Powerball numbers are drawn every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Both drawings are held at 11pm EST.
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WHAT WERE FRIDAY’S WINNING MEGA MILLIONS NUMBERS?
Friday’s Mega Millions drawing saw a $108million jackpot with a winner in Arizona, according to the Mega Millions website.
The winning Mega Millions numbers for October 22 are 09, 14, 26, 29 and 66, and the Mega Ball was 22. The Megaplier was 3X.
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WHAT WERE SATURDAY’S WINNING POWERBALL NUMBERS?
The winning numbers for Powerball’s October 23’s drawing — worth an estimated $86million, with a cash value of $60.9million — are 10, 30, 51, 57, and 63.
The Powerball was 20 and the Power Play was 2x.
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THESE STATES DON’T PARTICIPATE IN THE POWERBALL
The following states do not play the Powerball:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Nevada
- Utah
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FLORIDA WOMAN WINS $2MILLION WITH MEGA MILLIONS, TWICE
Susan Fitton, 64, won $2million, twice, thanks to Mega Millions tickets with Megaplier prizes, according to WPTV.
She won the drawing on September 14 – her tickets matched all five of the white ball numbers but did not match the Mega Ball.
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WHY SHOULD YOU SIGN YOUR WINNING LOTTERY TICKET?
Anyone who signs a winning ticket and presents photo ID can claim their prize.
Signing your ticket will prevent anyone from falsely claiming your ticket as theirs.
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HOW TO STAY ANONYMOUS AFTER WINNING THE LOTTERY
There are several ways to remain anonymous to claim a lottery prize.
One way is to not tell anyone you scored the jackpot or not change much of your lifestyle to avoid having your identity revealed if you won the lottery.
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MEGAMILLIONS WON’T ADD ANOTHER WEEKLY DRAWING
One of the largest multistate lotteries plans to remain “on the forefront of consumers’ minds.”
But there aren’t plans to add more drawings, said Pat McDonald, president of the Mega Millions Consortium and director of the Ohio Lottery.
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WHAT IS THE ‘EASY PICK’ FUNCTION?
The MegaMillions website offers a random number generator “Easy Pick” option.
Using that option, the site chooses the numbers for you.
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THIRD WEEKLY POWERBALL DRAWING WAS ADDED EARLIER THIS YEAR
Powerball recently announced that they would add a third weekly drawing to the game on Monday nights.
The first Monday drawing took place on Monday, August 23.
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WINNING DOES NOT CURE DEPRESSION
A research study found that while winning a few million dollars does uplift moods, the happiness is generally short lived.
The researchers wrote:
“Eventually, the thrill of winning the lottery will itself wear off. If all things are judged by the extent to which they depart from a baseline of past experience, gradually even the most positive events will cease to have an impact as they themselves are absorbed into the new baseline against which further events are judged.”
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CAN I PURCHASE A MEGA MILLIONS TICKET IN ONE STATE AND REDEEM IT IN ANOTHER?
The simple answer is no.
Mega Millions is sold by individual lotteries, so winning tickets must be redeemed in the state they were purchased in.
However, lotteries usually have a claim-by-mail option for most prizes.
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LOTTO AMERICA INTRODUCES ALL STAR BONUS
The All Star bonus is a feature of the Lotto America Powerball game.
“For an additional $1 per play, the Lotto America All Star Bonus® can multiply your winnings by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times,” says the Powerball website.
“The multiplier number is randomly selected just before each drawing.”
The All Star Bonus does not apply to the Grand Prize, the website adds
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MEGA MILLIONS PROTOCOLS TAKE MORE TIME THAN THE DRAWING
Due to the security measures that take place, the process behind Mega Millions drawings takes an estimated three hours.
However, the actual drawing, which is televised, only takes less than 60 seconds.
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WHO WAS THE BIGGEST LOTTERY WINNER OF ALL TIME?
In 2013, Gloria C. Mackenzie won a $590million Powerball jackpot.
According to Jacksonville.com, the 84-year-old took home about $278million after taxes.
The Zephyrhills, Florida resident remains the largest individual lottery winner of all time.
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SIGN YOUR TICKET
Anyone who signs a winning ticket and presents a photo ID can claim their prize.
Signing your ticket will prevent anyone from falsely claiming your ticket as theirs.
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ARIZONA ADDS THIRD POWERBALL DRAWING
The Arizona lottery has added in a third drawing every week.
The additional drawings, which take place on Mondays, will run according to the regular schedule.
Arizona Lottery Executive Director Gregg Edgar told ABC-15: “Our Powerball players love to pursue that jackpot and this going to give more opportunities for that jackpot to grow faster and larger.”
