Powerball has also announced a Double Play® add-on function that will let people win up to $ten million if they "match their Powerball numbers in a separate drawing." The New York Lottery has announced the launch of Monday evening Powerball drawings. This further drawing joins the lineup at present held in the evenings on Wednesdays and Saturdays. NEW YORK — New Yorkers now have an further possibility to win the lottery. The South Carolina Education Lottery announced on Thursday that it is adding a third weekly drawing for Powerball and providing "Double Play" a new game add-on with cash prizes. It was the initially time both lottery jackpots topped $700 million.  
  
Just getting the Powerball with no other numbers pays out $four, and even additional if the energy play is bought for an extra dollar. The similar payout goes for one particular ball plus the Powerball, and $7 is the payout for two correct numbers with the Powerball, or 3 appropriate numbers and no Powerball. On Saturday, the jackpot was estimated at $258 million, with a cash choice of $187.4 million. The next Powerball drawing will take location on Wednesday and be worth an estimated $274 million with a money worth of $197.7 million. The Powerball drawing on Saturday did not yield any grand prize winners, as the jackpot has grown to an estimated $274 million. The add-on game presents players additional possibilities of winning after the key PowerBall draw requires spot.  
  
Friday’s drawing could take home $970 million, the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history. "We want our players to have fun, particularly when there are two significant rolling jackpots to get started off the new year," said Gordon Medenica, Mega Millions Lead Director and Maryland Lottery and Gaming Director. "Even though we usually encourage responsible play, it's even a lot more significant for the duration of these trying occasions to put on a mask and retain social distancing when buying your tickets." It's been almost two years given that a lottery jackpot has grown so substantial. Whoever the winner is, the lucky ticket-holder will have 180 days to claim the jackpot. No a single matched all five numbers and the red ball on Saturday night for the duration of the Powerball drawing, according to NBC New York.  
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Wednesday’s Powerball drawing produced 15,621 winning tickets ranging from $four to $30,000 totaling $164,296. The Saturday, April 12 Powerball drawing made 15,419 winning tickets ranging from $4 to $200 totaling $92,545. Joseph Surcy’s $3 Power Play ticket matched numbers on four of the white balls and the Powerball to win $50,000, but his prize quadrupled when the 4X multiplier was drawn.  
For an extra $1 per game, a player may activate the Energy Play alternative. Activating it multiplies reduce-tier winnings (base prize $50,000 or significantly less) by up to five, or 10 when the jackpot is beneath $150 million. The five+ prize is automatically doubled to $two million if Power Play is activated. On October 4, 2015, the Powerball format changed once more the white-ball pool elevated from 59 to 69 whilst the Powerball pool decreased from 35 to 26. Although this improved the opportunity of winning any prize to 1 in 24, it also lengthened the jackpot odds to 1 in 292,201,338.