There was no winner for last weekend’s Powerball lottery drawing, meaning that this weeks game total is on the rise. Last week three winners won half a billion. Check the report below for tonight’s total and an update on last week’s game.
The current Powerball lottery news info crawl, reads:
“There were no jackpot winners for Saturday's drawing... The next drawing will be Wednesday, February 18th, 2015.”
That means that this week’s Powerball lottery game has risen to a whopping $50 million, with an estimated cash value option of $33.4 mill.
One of last week’s big winner’s has come forward, Marie Holmes, a 26-year-old mother of four, won a third of the $564 million drawing. Holmes spoke with NBC News Affiliate WECT in North Carolina, telling her story:
"I thought I was going to have a heart attack when I saw the ticket and checked it."
NBC News goes on to report that Holmes is planning “to give to her church, buy a new house and set up college funds for the kids.”
Marie Holmes has the option to chose between either $188 million over 30 years or the $127 million lump sum, pre taxes.
The Powerball Lottery is warning players to be carefull.
"Lottery games are just that -- games. Lottery games are designed to be enjoyable entertainment for adults, and for the vast majority of lottery players, that's exactly what they are. Multi-State Lottery members sell lottery tickets for the benefits of their citizens, raising millions of dollars for worthy causes and projects.
"The Multi-State Lottery Association encourages all lottery players to be responsible in their amount of play. Never spend more than you can afford on any lottery product. Please remember, it's just a game."
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