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Powerball Climbs to $25 Million

UNITED STATES – (PRESS RELEASE) -- The jackpot continues to climb. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 321,411 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.5 million in prizes in America's Game.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $25 million.

The cash option for the Saturday, December 24th drawing will be an estimated $12.1 million.

The numbers drawn Wednesday were 9, 12, 16, 23, 43 and the Powerball was 37. The Power Play multiplier was 3.

One lucky player in the state of Louisiana correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000. Had that player also opted for the $1 Power Play option, the prize would have been multiplied by 3 for a total of $600,000.

Twenty-four players matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. One additional winner of that prize category also wisely purchased the Power Play option that multiplied their win 3 times for a total of $30,000.

More than 52,000 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 3 Wednesday. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for one dollar. With Power Play you multiply any winnings from 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night's multiplier.

Players should carefully check their tickets after every draw. Even if there are no jackpot winners there are always tens of thousands of winners at other prize levels.

Players purchased more than $14.1 million in tickets between Sunday and Wednesday night.

The lotteries sold approximately $2 billion in Powerball tickets in FY05. That translates into more than $600 million for worthwhile state projects.

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