FACTS EST. $800 MILLION Jan. 9, 2016, draw JACKPOT INFO 1. The estimated Pwerball jackpt fr Saturday, Jan. 6 is $ 800 millin, the largest jackpt ever in the U. S. Players can chse t receive the jackpt in 30 graduatedd payments ver 29 years r in ne cash payment. Jackpt winners have 60 days frm the winning draw date t chse cash rr annuity payment. After 60 days, unclaimed jackpt prizes can nly be claimedd with the annuity payment. 2. If the winner chses the single cash payment, he r she will receive rughly half f the advertised amunt in ne lump sum. Saturday s cash ptin wuld bring a single player apprximately $496 millin in ne payment, befre taxes. 3. The Missuri Lttery withhlds 25 percent federal and 4 percent state taxes fr a ttal f 29 percent. 4. The Saturday night draw will be the 19th drawing since the jackpt was last hit n Nv. 4 fr $144.1 millin. That winning ticket was sld in Antich, Tenn., and claimed by Avndale Revcable Trust in Tennessee. 5. The tp 10 highest Pwerball jackpts previusly are: $590,500,000 n May 18, 2013, t Glria Mackenzie f Zephyrhills, Fla. $587,500,000 n Nv. 28, 2012, split tw ways t: Cindy and Mark Hill f Dearbrn, M.; and Matthew Gdd f Funtainn Hills, Ariz. $564,100,000 n Feb. 11, 2015, split three wayss t players in Nrth Carlina, Puert Ric and Texas. $448,000,000 n Aug. 7, 2013, splitt three ways t ne player in Minnesta and tw players in New Jersey. $425,300,000 n Feb. 19, 2014, sldd at Dixn Landing Chevrn in Milpitas, Calif., t B. Raymnd Buxtn. $399,400,000 n Sept. 18, 2013, t a player in Suth Carlina.
$365,000,000 n Feb. 18, 2006, t eight emplyees at a CnAgra ham prcessing plant in Lincln, Neb. The ticket was sld at U-Stp in Lincln, Neb. $340,000,000 n Oct. 19, 2005, t Steve and Carlyn West f Medfrd, Ore., and Bb and Frances Chaney f Jacksnville, Ore., (ticket sld in Jacksnville, Ore.) $338,300,000 n March 23, 2013, t Pedr Quezada f Passaic, N.J. Jersey. $337,000,000 n Aug. 15, 2012, t Dnald Lawsn f Lapeer, Mich. 6. The tp 10 jackpts wn in Missuri are (all are frm the Pwerball game): 1. Cindy and Mark Hill, Dearbrn, $293.7 millin, Nv. 28, 2012 2. Christpher Shaw, Marshall, $258.5 millin, April 21, 2010 3. The Wilsn family, St. Luis, $254 millin, Jan. 24, 2007 4. Lucky 13 State Wrkers, Flrissant, $224.2 millin, April 12, 2006 5. Marilyn Bldn, Dallas, Texas, $202.6 millin, Nv. 8, 2014 6. Bill and Claudia Walkenbach, Hermann, $130.6 millin, July 9, 2003 7. Jhn and Susan Brands, St. Charles, $96.5 millin, March 22, 2014 8. Kevin Carlsn, Kansas City, $71.5 millin, Dec. 25, 2013 9. Tm and Cathy Rea, St. Luis, $70 millin, July 4, 2015 10. Jerry Sue Huellewig, St. Charles, $69 millin, Nv. 25, 1995 7. The three highest lttery jackpts awarded natinwide were: $656 millin Mega Millins jackpt wn March 30, 2012, with three tickets ($218.6 millin each) sld in Ottawa, Kan., Red Bud, Ill., and Milfrd Mill, Md. $648 millin Mega Millins jackpt wn n Dec. 17, 2013, with tw tickets sld in Califrnia and Gergia $590.5 millin Pwerball jackpt wn n May 18, 2013, with ne ticket sld in Zephryhills, Fla. WINNER INFO 1. Of the 47 ltteries that ffer Pwerball, Missuri is ranked secnd in terms f Pwerball winners with 31. (First is Indiana with 38.) Mre than $2.2 billin in Pwerball jackpts alne have been wn by Missuri Lttery players during the past 23 years. During the past year, Missuri has ranked apprximately eighth in terms f sales amng the member ltteries. 2. Frty-seven Pwerball players have wn $1 millin r mre by matching all five white-ball numbers (39 since the Pwerball changes in January 2012).
3. The last time smene wn a Pwerball jackpt in Missuri was July 4, 2015, when Tm and Cathy Rea, St. Luis, claimed a ticket wrth $70 millin. 4. Thirty ther Pwerball tickets, sld in Missuri, were jackpt winners: Dec. 23, 1992 Ruth Huse f St. Ann $5.2 millin March 3, 1993 Millie Bnd f Camern $29.6 millin May 8, 1993 Rger Pliette f Linn Creek and Shirley Pliette f Hillsbr $36.8 millin Aug. 11, 1993 Jetta Burke f Pplar Bluff $31.1 millin June 18, 1994 Fred and Linda Ward f St. Luis $24.7 millin Jan. 18, 1995 Tim and Nancy Brand f St. Peters $21.3 millin July 1, 1995 Lenard, Barb and Bb Drew f Dellwd and O Falln $7.8 millin Nv. 25, 1995 Jerry Sue Huellewig f St. Charles $69 millin May 22, 1996 Rma Evans f Ozark $5 millin June 29, 1996 Chuck and Debbie Ck f Springfield $26.6 millin Nv. 1, 1997 The Jhnsn Family Partnership f Flrissant $8 millin Feb. 25, 1998 Rse and David McLed f Blue Springs - $55 millin May 23, 1998 44 Independence Pwer & Light emplyees $10 millin Aug. 22, 1998 Al and Candace Clrad f Kansas City $43 millin May 1, 1999 Regina Dreiling f Grandview $47 millin March 4, 2000 Gary and Bev Ruff f Overland $50 millin June 3, 2000 Bruce Fester f Omaha, Neb. $12 millin Sept. 23, 2000 Rberta Best f Raytwn $14.3 millin May 30, 2001 Rbert and Linda Burns f Centerview $61.9 millin June 16, 2001 Rich and Shannn Kasyjanski f Kansas City $19.6 millin Feb. 22, 2003 Miltn and Ethel Schreder f St. Luis $21 millin July 9, 2003 Bill and Claudia Walkenbach f Hermann $130.6 millin Nv. 2, 2005 Flyd Scheinst f Raytwn $36 millin April 12, 2006 Lucky 13 f Flrissant $224.2 millin Jan. 24, 2007 The Wilsn family f St. Luis $254 millin April 21, 2010 Chris Shaw f Marshall - $258.5 millin Nv. 28, 2012 Cindy and Mark Hill f Dearbrn - $293.7 millin Dec. 25, 2013 Kevin and Cnnie Carlsn f Kansas City - $71.5 millin March 22, 2014 Jhn and Susan Brands f St. Charles - $96.5 millin Nv. 8, 2014 Marilyn Bldn f Dallas, Texas - $202.6 millin SALES INFO 1. An average week f Missuri Pwerball sales (based n the current 52 weeks) is apprximately $1.5 millin. 2. Missuri sld mre than $4.3 millin in Pwerball tickets during the past week (Dec. 27 - Jan.2).
GENERAL POWERBALL INFO 1. There are nine ways t win a prize in Pwerball: MATCH: WIN: CHANCES OF WINNING: 5 f 5 + PB JACKPOT 1 in 292,201,338 5 f 5 (n PB) $1,000,000 1 in 11,688,053.52 4 f 5 + PB $50,000 1 in 913,129.18 4 f 5 (n PB) $100 1 in 36,525.17 3 f 5 + PB $100 1 in 14,494.11 3 f 5 (n PB) $7 1 in 579.76 2 f 5 + PB $7 1 in 701.33 1 f 5 + PB $4 1 in 91.98 0 f 5 + PB $4 1 in 38.32 Overall chances are 1 in 24.87. 2. The drawing is at 9:59 p.m. Central Time. Players can buy tickets in Missuri up t 8:59 p.m. Saturday night. The drawing is held in Tallahassee, Fla. 3. Apprximately 4,700 terminals in Missuri sell Pwerball tickets. 4. There are 47 members in Pwerball: Arizna, Arkansas, Califrnia, Clrad, Cnnecticut, Delaware, D.C., Flrida, Gergia, Idah, Illinis, Indiana, Iwa, Kansas, Kentucky, Luisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesta, Missuri, Mntana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexic, New Yrk, Nrth Carlina, Nrth Dakta, Ohi, Oklahma, Oregn, Pennsylvania, Puert Ric, Rhde Island, Suth Carlina, Suth Dakta, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermnt, the Virgin Islands, West Virginia, Washingtn, Wiscnsin and Wyming. WHERE THE MONEY GOES Apprximately 65.5 cents f Lttery purchases are returned t players in prizes, and abut 24 cents ges tward funding fr Missuri s public elementary, secndary and higher educatin. Retailers wh sell Lttery tickets receive apprximately 6.1 cents f every dllar and abut 4.4 cents is used fr administrative csts.
HOW TO PLAY Pick five numbers between 1 and 69. Then pick ne additinal number between 1 and 26 as the Pwerball. Players can win nine ways n Pwerball, ranging frm the jackpt dwn t $4. If yur Pwerball number matches the Pwerball number drawn, yu win a prize. Withut the Pwerball number, yu have t match at least three f the ther five numbers t win a prize. The verall chances f winning a prize in Pwerball are 1 in 24.87. Pwerball players can als increase their nn-jackpt winnings up t 10 times using the Pwer Play feature when the jackpt is between $40 and $150 millin and up t five times when the jackpt is higher. Fr $1 extra, players can autmatically win $2 millin fr matching all five white-ball numbers using the Pwer Play ptin, r up t 10 times the riginal prize fr the ther prize levels. See the Pwerball page fr mre details. TIPS Apprximately 88 percent f Pwerball players use Quick Pick t select their numbers during an average perid. Play early t avid lng lines. The terminals will shut dwn at 8:59 p.m. Saturday, and n ne will be able t buy tickets after that time. Play within yur means. It nly takes ne ticket t win. When yu buy a ticket, sign it immediately and keep it in a safe place. Like mney, it is a bearer instrument. Be sure t check yur ticket clsely. Even if yu dn t win the jackpt, yu may have wn ne f the eight ther prizes in the game.