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Powerball Lottery Jackpot Nears $100 Million: Check Report Before You Play

There was no winner for this week’s Powerball lottery game. That means tonight game has risen closer to $100 million. Check the report below to just how near, as well as the results of last night Mega Millions game.

The official Powerball lottery website news info crawl is currently reporting:

“There were no jackpot winners for Wednesday's drawing... The next drawing will be Saturday, June 20th, 2015.”

That means that this weekends all new game have reached a whopping $80 million with an estimated cash value option of $49.2 million.

There was no winner for last night Mega Millions lottery jackpot drawing, meaning this week’s Tuesday night prize has risen to an earth shattering $52 million with an estimated cash value option of $31 million.

Be careful when you play either lottery game. The official Mega Millions lottery website is warning players to be careful and avoid getting scammed, writing:

“A new scam has been identified that falsely uses the Mega Millions name. The scam includes an e-mail to prospective victims, claiming that the recipient has won a large amount of money, and encouraging the ‘winner’ to give personal information to a ‘program coordinator.’

“This is one of several scams that falsely use the Mega Millions name. And as with other new scams, this one uses the names of prominent websites and internet companies in an attempt to lend authenticity to the scam.”

The website goes on to further warn players against the dangers, noting some red flags:

“The state lotteries that participate in Mega Millions remind everyone to be suspicious when anyone you don’t know tells you you’ve won Mega Millions. Except in extremely rare circumstances, no one involved with the Mega Millions game has any way of knowing whether you have a winning ticket or not.”

What would you do with $80 million? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section at the bottom of the page.

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