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Powerball Lottery Winning Drawing Results: New July 5 Totals Top $100 Million, So Buy Your Tickets Now

The Powerball lottery jackpot has reached an inpress new totals, topping $100. Check the report below to see just how big the new amounts are before you buy your tickets. Also look for the results of one of the latest winners.

The current Powerball lottery crawl reads:

“There were no jackpot winners for Wednesday's drawing... The next drawing will be Saturday, July 5th, 2014”

That means that new totals have shot back up. Tonight’s Powerball lottery drawing has reached an impressive $101 million, with an estimated cash value of $60.3 mill.

The official Powerball lottery info page also gives us an update on April's big winner, writing:

“FLORIDA LOTTERY POWERBALL® WINNER QUICK TO CLAIM $148 MILLION JACKPOT PRIZE

“The Florida Lottery announces that the FlaMass Family Lottery Joint Venture claimed the $148.8 million jackpot prize for the POWERBALL® drawing held on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. The partners of the joint venture, Louis Centrella, 72, of Daytona Beach; Suzanne Centrella, 54, of Naples; and Christopher Centrella, 39, of Naples; chose to receive the winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $86,932,220.04.

“The jackpot-winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased from E's Country Store North, located at 14344 Immokalee Road in Naples. The retailer received a $60,000 bonus commission for selling the jackpot-winning POWERBALL ticket.”

“The website goes on to warn players to play responsibily:

“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.

“The Multi-State Lottery Association supports the efforts of the National Council on Problem Gambling to provide help for persons who may have a gambling problem. If you or someone you know has or might have a problem, please call 1-800-522-4700 for help or visit the National Council on Problem Gambling website at www.ncpgambling.org if you would like additional information on how to get help.”

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