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Powerball Welcomes Florida
Powerball Welcomes Florida
It’s official! Florida will now be joining the states that offer their citizens the opportunity to play the Powerball Lottery. The number of states offering Powerball now stands at 32 states including, Arizona Lottery, Colorado Lottery, Connecticut Lottery, D.C. Lottery (District of Columbia), Delaware Lottery, Idaho Lottery, Hoosier Lottery (Indiana), Iowa Lottery, Kansas Lottery, Kentucky lottery, Louisiana Lottery Corporation, Maine Lottery, Minnesota State Lottery, Missouri Lottery, Montana Lottery, Nebraska Lottery, New Hampshire Lottery Commission, New Mexico Lottery, North Carolina Education Lottery, North Dakota Lottery, Oklahoma Lottery, Oregon Lottery, Pennsylvania Lottery, Rhode Island Lottery, South Carolina Education Lottery, South Dakota Lottery, Tennessee Education Lottery, Virgin Islands Lottery, Vermont Lottery, Wisconsin Lottery, and the West Virginia Lottery.
The addition of Florida means bigger jackpots and slightly altered odds. Players will actually have a better chance of winning smaller prizes according to the North Carolina lottery. Many new features have been added including changes in white and red ball numbers. White balls will now be numbered 55 to 59 while the number of red balls , the Powerball , a player can select will be reduced from 42 to 39. Odds of winning will now be 1 in 195 million and the odds of winning one of the many smaller prizes will improve to 1 in 35.
Other changes include,
1. The starting jackpot will be $20 million instead of $15 million.
2. Reduced odds will add an additional 3 million prizes.
3. The ticket price will remain the same and there will still be 9 ways to win. The power play option will be continued for an additional $1 and will be offering a random multiplier of 2X, 3X, 4X or 5X for all cash prizes won on the bottom seven prize levels.
4. The multiplier does not apply to the jackpot or 2nd prize.
5. The second tier Match 5 win now has a guaranteed $1 million prize when you purchase Power Play and match all five white balls. This $1 million prize will be paid in cash, in one lump sum less Federal and State withholdings.
The new Powerball game is expected to start in January of 2009. This is great news for lottery players nationwide and welcome Florida Powerball!
Several states now offer both Powerball and Mega Millions. States hard hit by the recession are looking for new ways to boost lagging ticket sales. Several states are exploring the possibility of allowing players to purchase lottery tickets on the internet. Most lottery experts agree that the merging of traditional lottery games with 21st century technology would be a wise move for state lotteries across the country.
101 Best Lottery Games in the World
101 Best Lottery Games in the World
There are tons of lottery games out there, but how do you know which are the best? Don’t worry, I have done the work for you! Here is a list of the best lottery games in the world based upon Google searches, jackpot payouts, and my own personal opinion. Find out where your favorite lottery game ranks!
1. Mega Millions (Multi-State Lottery Game)
2. Powerball (Multi-State Lottery Game)
3. EuroMillions (Multi-Country Lottery Game)
4. Canada’s Lotto 6/49 (Multi-State Lottery Game)
5. Canada’s Lotto Super 7 (Multi-State Lottery Game)
6. Hot Lotto (Multi-State Lottery Game)
7. Wildcard 2 (Multi-State Lottery Game)
8. 2 by 2 (Multi-State Lottery Game)
9. Ca$hola (Multi-State Lottery Game)
10. Florida Fantasy 5
11. Florida Lottery
12. Florida Mega Money
13. Florida Play 4
14. Pennsylvania Mix & Match
15. Pennsylvania Match 6
16. Pennsylvania Treasure Hunt
17. Texas Lottery
18. Texas Two Step
19. Texas Cash 5
20. Michigan Keno Lottery
21. Michigan Fantasy 5
22. Michigan Class Lotto 47
23. California’s Super Lotto Plus
24. California’s Fantasy 5
25. California’s Hot Spot
26. Ohio Kicker
27. Ohio Ten-Oh!
28. Ohio Classic Lotto
29. Illinois Lottery
30. Illinois Little Lotto
31. Illinois Pick’n Play
32. New Jersey Pick 6 Lotto
33. New Jersey Cash 5
34. New Jersey Pick 3
35. Georgia Win For Life
36. Georgia Fantasy 5
37. Georgia Keno!
38. North Carolina Cash 5 Lottery
39. North Carolina Pick 3
40. Virginia Win For Life
41. Virginia Cash 5
42. Virginia Pick 3
43. New York Lottery
44. New York Take 5
45. New York Pick 10
46. Colorado Lottery
47. Colorado Cash 5
48. Hoosier Lotto
49. Indiana Lucky 5
50. Arizona’s Pick Extra!
51. Wisconsin MegaBucks
52. Wisconsin SuperCash!
53. Oklahoma Hot Lotto Sizzler
54. Oklahoma Cash 5
55. Oregon Lucky Lines
56. Oregon Win for Life
57. Missouri Lotto
58. Missouri Show Me 5 Paydown
59. Maryland MutiMatch
60. Maryland Hold’Em
61. Tennessee Lotto Plus
62. Louisiana Lottery
63. Louisiana Easy 5
64. Washington’s Hit 5
65. Washington’s Daily Game
66. Massachusetts Cash WinFall
67. Massachusetts MegaBucks
68. Mass Cash
69. Connecticut Classic Lotto
70. Connecticut Cash 5 Lotto
71. Connecticut Play Day 4
72. Delaware Multi-Win Lotto
73. Idaho Wild Card 2
74. Idaho Hot Lotto
75. South Carolina Mega Match
76. South Carolina Cash 5
77. Minnesota’s Gopher 5
78. Minnesota’s Millionaire Raffle
79. Kansas Hold’Em
80. Kansas Super Cash
81. Iowa $100,000 Cash Game
82. Iowa Pick 4
83. Maine Megabucks
84. Maine Tri-State Paycheck
85. New Mexico Roadrunner Cash
86. New Mexico Pick 3
87. New Hampshire Tri-State Paycheck
88. New Hampshire Mega millions
89. Montana Cash
90. Montana Wild Card 2
91. DC Rolling Cash 5
92. DC Daily 6
93. Kentucky Win For Life
94. Kentucky 3 Line Lotto
95. Kentucky Cash Ball
96. Vermont Mega millions
97. Vermont Tri-State Packcheck
98. Nebraska Pick 5
99. Nebraska 2 by 2
100. Rhode Island Wild Money
101. Rhode Island Keno Free Ride
Thanks to modern technology and sophisticated software lottery players will soon be able to purchase lotto tickets for most of the lotteries mentioned online. The sale of online lottery tickets has been popular wherever it has been tried. Players are eagerly awaiting the chance to play lottery online.