Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The drawing is Wednesday; several Warminster businesses sell Powerball tickets.
The jackpot for Wednesday's Powerball lottery drawing has grown to to at least $260 million. The jackpot is estimated to have a $161.1 million cash value. No one has won the jackpot since February 14. If you want to break that streak, here are some Warminster retailers that sell Pennsylvania Lottery products, including the $2 tickets for Powerball: To find other Powerball vendors in the area, plug an address or ZIP code into the Pennsylvania Lottery website's retailer-locator application. The drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. Wednesday. Ticket sales for that drawing end no later than 10 p.m.; check with your local retailer to find out its cutoff policy.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Two tickets were sold that match the winning numbers for the $580 million jackpot.
The Powerball Lottery drawing was drawn Wednesday night and officials said two tickets match the winning combination. But neither of those tickets were sold in Pennsylvania. The winning tickets were sold in Arizona and Missouri. The winning numbers are: 5, 16, 22, 23 and 29, and the Power Ball is 6. According to USA Today, the Powerball website malfunctioned once the numbers were drawn. The site produced an error message due to the overwhelming amount of traffic. ABC News reported that lottery officials expected to sell more than 105,000 tickets every minute before the drawing. Despite the long odds for the big jackpot, the overall odds of winning a prize are considerably better at 1 in 55.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The drawing is at 10:59 p.m. Wednesday. Several Warminster businesses sell Powerball tickets.
The jackpot for Wednesday's Powerball lottery drawing has grown to $500 million, reportedly the largest in Powerball history. To play the PowerBall, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery website you play up to five panels on your Powerball playslip. On each panel, you select five numbers from 1 to 59 in the top grid, and select one number from 1 to 35 in the bottom grid. Or you can select the quick pick option to have your numbers randomly selected by the computer. The jackpot is won by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball and the prize money is either an annuitized prize paid out over 29 years (30 payments) or a lump sum payment. If the winner chooses the annuity, the annual payment will be increased each year …
Monday, November 26, 2012
Retailers are expecting long lines of lottery ticket buyers in the run up to Wednesday's drawing.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Media outlets are buzzing over the news that the Powerball jackpot has gone unclaimed and the total potential winnings have reached $425 million – a new record. Retailers across the country (the game is played in 42 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands) are expecting throngs to turn out and buy the $2 tickets in record numbers in time for this Wednesday's drawing. Given the likelihood of that happening, the jackpot could get even bigger. According to The Huffington Post, the last record Powerball jackpot was in 2006. The $365 million prize was won by a group of workers at ConAgra Foods in Nebraska. If you want to get in on the most recent mad dash for the cash, there are plenty of local retailers at which to buy …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Forty-eight SEPTA employees put money into an office Lottery pool for the April 25 drawing, as they always do for a jackpot over $100 million.
Forty-eight SEPTA employees will share a $107.5 million jackpot after winning the Powerball Lottery on Wednesday, April 25. One SEPTA worker, Bryant Vaders, purchased 120 quick-picked Powerball tickets during his lunch break for his office Lottery pool, according to a press release on the Pennsylvania Lottery website. The employees—also know as SEPTA 48—always put money into an office Lottery pool when the jackpot is over $100 million. On Friday, May 4, Lottery Executive Director Todd Rucci presented a ceremonial check for $107,533,278.27 to the group of employees, who elected to take the cash value of the jackpot. Each winner will get roughly $2.2 million, less federal withholding, according to the press release. Vaders, who bought the …
Friday, March 30, 2012
Today is your last chance to buy your Mega Millions lottery ticket. Find out where you can buy your ticket in Warminster.
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Are you feeling lucky enough to buy a Mega Millions ticket for the chance to win the estimated $540 million jackpot? Today is your last chance to purchase a ticket. According to Pennsylvania Lottery, you only have until 9:59 p.m. tonight to purchase your ticket. Here's some places you can buy your Mega Millions ticket in Warminster:
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The next drawing is on Friday at 11 p.m.
Expect to see some long lines at the lottery machine for the next couple days. With no winners announced for last night's drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot has ballooned to a record $476 million, with a cash option of $341 million. The numbers drawn earlier Tuesday night were 9, 19, 34, 44, 51 and the Mega number was 24. The previous largest lottery jackpot was $390 million, awarded by Mega Millions to a ticket holder in New Jersey and a ticket holder in Georgia. $1 tickets will be sold up until 10 p.m. with the drawing at 11 p.m. on 6ABC. Some local places where you can find tickets include:
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Do you ever forget to check your lottery tickets?
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
The Pennsylvania Lottery is now providing players with Lottery news and winning numbers directly to their mobile phones through text messages. “Following our debut in social media and the introduction of our mobile website this past summer, text messages are our newest tool to help on-the-go players stay connected with the Lottery,” said Todd Rucci, Lottery’s executive director. Subscribers can receive alerts about winning numbers, promotional offers, instant game announcements and jackpot alerts. Players can customize the text alerts they receive based on game and jackpot level. In addition to providing automated winning number and jackpot messages, the text service enables players to be the first to learn of new games and special offers …
Saturday, September 17, 2011
The ticket was sold at Super Value Beverage.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
One Powerball ticket worth $200,000 from the Sept. 14 drawing was sold at Super Value Beverage, 625 Mearns Road, Warminster. According to a release, the ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 16-41-42-50-59, but not the red Powerball 05, for a $200,000 second-tier prize, less 25-percent federal withholding. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the Sept. 14 winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated. Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. The Lottery encourages the holder of the winning ticket to sign the back of the ticket, call the Lottery at 717-702-8146 and file a claim at …
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Jesseka Kadylak
12:55 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012
What would you do with the millions if you won? First, I think I'd pay off all of my student loans and buy myself a new car since mine recently died. more ›