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Powerball Results Available Online
Powerball Results Available Online
Powerball, along with Mega Millions, are multi state lotteries that are extremely popular among lottery players. At present Powerball is played in 31 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball is a high jackpot game and the largest Powerball prize was $ 365 million. Drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday and are widely televised. Recently the Multi-State Lottery Association announced that Powerball drawings will now be available on the internet.
Every Wednesday and Saturday tens of millions of Powerball players are looking for Powerball results and until now were limited to television and print media. Thanks to modern technology Powerball results will now be available online. The Multi State Lottery Association has partnered with technology company TinBu to provide online Powerball results. According to a press release TinBu uses patent-pending technology to provide interactive data products to leading online and wireless companies worldwide. TinBu has an impressive client list which includes AOL, Yahoo, Fox, CBS and many other companies.
Powerball maintains a studio at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando Florida and TinBu has secured bandwidth through Navisite which will allow millions of Powerball players to check the latest Powerball results online. Rebecca Hargrove, chair of the Multi state Lottery Association’s Powerball Game Group stated, “We are pleased to be able to open another channel for our live Powerball drawings. Even though Powerball drawings are shown on nearly 100 television stations throughout the United States, the technology to add the live draws through the Internet will allow millions of additional players to watch the drawings, live or on demand.”
The internet streaming Powerball results will be launched in November 2009. The ability to check Powerball results online is sure to be a big hit with Powerball players everywhere. In the near future many other lotteries are expected to follow the lead of Powerball and players will be able to access results for these lotteries online.
Many European lotteries allow players to purchase online lottery tickets. The idea of allowing players to make an online lottery purchase has been wildly popular in countries that allow the purchase of online lottery tickets. In the US several state lotteries are considering a similar move and lottery officials in those states hope that sales of online lottery tickets will boost lottery generated revenues. Players would also have the ability to check for winning numbers from their home computers and mobile devices. Lotteries around the world are swiftly adopting 21st century technology.
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.