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Winning Numbers for Powerball Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Did anybody win Powerball?

Feeling lucky? The Associated Press is reporting the winning numbers Wednesday night for the Powerball jackpot which has grown to a huge $448 million.

Grab your ticket and check (your odds are one in 175 million but, hey you never know?):

05, 25, 30, 58, 59 and Powerball 32


If there is no winner, there will be another drawing held Saturday night.

Powerball answers your question:  
    • WHAT ARE THE WAYS TO WIN?
    You can see a chart here: http://www.powerball.com/powerball/pb_prizes.asp
    • DO I HAVE TO MATCH THE NUMBERS IN THE EXACT ORDER DRAWN?

    No (except for the red ball number). The tickets print the white ball numbers (the first five numbers) in numerical order. You can match the first five white ball numbers drawn in any order. The red Powerball number on your ticket (the last number, often behind a "PB") must match the red Powerball number drawn. You cannot criss-cross lines to match numbers. You cannot use numbers on other tickets or the tickets of a friend or even a close relative.

    The biggest Powerball winner so far? An 84-year-old Floridian won big — $590 million — in June. The winner opted to take the lump sum cash payout of $370.8 million, before taxes, instead of 30 annual payments of $19 million.

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    The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is a non-profit, government-benefit association owned and operated by its 33 member lotteries. Each MUSL member offers one or more of the games administered by MUSL. All profits are retained by the state lottery and are used to fund projects approved by the state legislatures.

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