January 13, 2011

Jackpot Drawings Making Winners in Rhode Island

Last night’s PowerBall® and Tuesday night’s Mega Millions® drawings both had a $10,000 winner.  The PowerBall® ticket matched four numbers, but not the PowerBall® number, winning $10,000.  The Mega Millions® ticket matched four numbers, but not the Mega Ball number, which has a standard prize payout of $10,000. The winners did not purchase the PowerPlay® or Megaplier® features for an additional dollar on the wagers.  If the PowerBall® winner had opted for PowerPlay®, the prize would have been multiplied by 4, the PowerPlay® number for that draw to equal $40,000.  The Megaplier® number was also a 4 on Tuesday night’s drawing, so that $10,000 prize would have been quadrupled to equal $40,000 as well.  

The winning PowerBall® ticket was purchased from Cumberland Farms at 261 South Main St., Woonsocket.  Broadway Mart at 1049 South Broadway, East Providence, sold the winning Mega Millions® ticket.  The $10,000 prizes have not been claimed.

Friday’s estimated Mega Millions® jackpot is $30 million and Saturday’s estimated PowerBall® jackpot is $82 million.