Wednesday night's Powerball drawing sent the jackpot rising to a whopping $148 million, and made one Pennsylvania ticket worth $200,000.
Whether it was purchased in the Philadelphia area should be known later today.
It's just the latest in a string of six-figure successes over the last week and a half in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, starting with windfalls Oct. 12 in Philadelphia and Willingboro.
The numbers drawn last night in Powerball were 16, 26, 35, 52 and 58, with a Powerball of 2. Tickets in Texas and Florida won $1 million each for matching the first five, while having the $1 Power Play multiplier option.
Come Jan. 15, when Powerball tickets go up to $2 each, such Power Play winners will get $2 million, and those matching the first numbers - like the Pennsylvania ticket - would get $1 million.
Kentucky and Montana also sold $200,000 tickets for last night's drawing.
The jackpot for Saturday's drawing rose by $24 million.
Here are other recent winners:
Mega Millions, Tuesday. No one hit all the numbers, so Friday's jackpot will be worth $48 million. Four states sold the four tickets that matched the first five numbers - 24, 25, 45, 47 and 53 - but not the Mega Ball of 42. Winnings $250,000 each were tickets purchased at a Turkey Hill store at 141 W. Main St. in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pa., and at Gulf Express, 1651 Bergen Blvd., Fort Lee, Bergen County, N.J. California and Virginia sold the other second-tier winners.
Mega Millions, by the way, has no plans to raise ticket prices or prize amounts, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery.
Pennsylvania Cash 5, Tuesday. A Lancaster County ticket hit the jackpot, winning $225,000 by matching all five numbers - 7, 21, 31, 35 and 42. It was also bought at a Turkey Hall, at 342 Chestnut St. in Columbia.
Jersey Cash 5, Sunday. A Union County ticket is worth $423,097 for matching 8, 13, 15, 17 and 36. Purchase place: Hess Express, 2210 Route 22, Union.
Pennsylvania Cash 5, Saturday. A ticket worth more than $343,000 was purchased Shop N Save, 2381 Mountain View Dr., West Mifflin, Allegheny County. Numbers: 5, 12, 13, 20 and 27.
Mega Millions, Friday. Winning $250,000 for matching five numbers was a ticket purchased at a 7-11 at 272 Liberty St., Little Ferry, Bergen County, N.J. The numbers were 13, 35, 42, 45 and 54, with a Mega Ball of 26.
Powerball, Oct. 12. No jackpot winner, but among the $200,000 winners was one purchased at a Sunoco at 8261 Stenton Ave. in Philadelphia. The ticket had the first five numbers - 10, 12, 23, 43 and 47, but not the Powerball of 18. Another such winner was sold at Lazzara's, 11 West Rail Road Ave, Tenafly, Bergen County.
Jersey Cash 5, Oct. 12 A ticket bought in Willingboro hit a Jersey Cash 5 jackpot worth $279,279 by matching all the numbers: 7, 10, 15, 16 and 26. The buy was made at the Quick Stop Food Store on Kennedy Way.
Pennsylvania Cash 5, Oct. 12. Splitting the jackpot means $270,203.50 each (before taxes) for two tickets, purchased at Rutter's, 791 Delta Rd., Red Lion, York County, and at GetGo, 4285 Route 51 South, Belle Vernon, Westmoreland County. The numbers: 12, 13, 15, 21 and 41.
Source: philly.com
