Friday Mega Millions Results 10/30/09 - Jackpot $50M

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The winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday Oct 30, 2009 were:

04 15 17 29 38 Megaball 20

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 377 combinations. Of these, we had 8 winners: (6) mb, (1) mb+1w, and (1) mb+2w, returning $25 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 2,045,442 combinations. The first other winning combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 499
• 3-w + MB @ # 2,010
• 4-w @ # 44,333
• 5-w @ # - na -
  

There were no MM jackpot winners so the jackpot grows to $50 million with a cash option of $31.5M and a yield of 4.15%

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Wednesday Powerball Results 10/28/09 - Jackpot $53M

The winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday Oct 28, 2009 were:

03 11 26 46 51 Powerball 23 and Powerplay 5x.

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 560 combinations. Of these, we had 16 winners: (12) pb, (3) pb+1w, and (1) 3w, returning $55 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 2,166,379 combinations. The first winning other combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 56 - LPP Winner
  
• 3-w + PB @ # 15,296
• 4-w @ # 4,433
• 5-w @ # 1,058,474
  

There were no PB jackpot winners, so the jackpot grows to $53 million with a cash option of $27.7M and a yield of 4.17%
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Tuesday Mega Millions Results 10/27/09 - Jackpot $40M

The winning Mega Millions numbers for Tuesday Oct 27, 2009 were:

07 13 37 46 51 Megaball 02

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 511 combinations. Of these, we had 13 winners: (6) mb, (5) mb+1w, and (2) 3w, returning $41 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 1,456,244 combinations. The first other winning combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 100 - LPP Winner
  
• 3-w + Megaball @ # 3,307
• 4-w @ # 86,154
• 5-w @ # - na -
  

There were no MM jackpot winners, so the jackpot grows to $40 million with a cash option of $25.0M and a yield of 4.23%

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Saturday Powerball Results 10/24/09 - Jackpot $41M

The winning Powerball numbers for Saturday Oct 24, 2009 were:

14 22 38 49 59 Powerball 16 and Powerplay 2x

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 307 combinations. Of these, we had 9 winners: (4) pb, (3) pb+1w, (1) pb+2w, and (1) 1w, returning $38 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 2,175,112 combinations. The first winning other combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 233 - LPP Winner
  
•  3-w + PB @ # 17,815
• 4-w @ # 137,984
  
• 5-w @ # - na -
  

There were no PB winners so the jackpot grows to $41 million with a cash option of $21.5M and a yield of 4.14%
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Friday Mega Millions Results 10/23/09 - Jackpot $28M

The winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday Oct 23, 2009 were:

27 45 48 54 56 Megaball 02

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 187 combinations. Of these, we had 5 winners: (3) mb, and (2) mb+1w, returning $12 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 1,561,394 combinations. The first other winning combos were located at:

•  3-w @ # 527
• 3-w + MB @ # 4,189
• 4-w @ # 213
• 5-w @ # - na -
  

There were no MM jackpot winners so the jackpot grows to $28 million with a cash option of $17.6M and a yield of 4.17%

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Wednesday Powerball Results 10/21/09 - Jackpot $31M

The winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday Oct 21, 2009 were:

06 16 34 45 51 Powerball 04 and Powerplay 2x.

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 320 combinations. Of these, we had 10 winners: (4) pb, (4) pb+1w, and (2) 3w, returning $42 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 2,178,269 combinations. The first winning other combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 71 - LPP Winner
  
• 3-w + PB @ # 3,393
• 4-w @ # 4,565
• 5-w @ # 273,128
  

There were no PB jackpot winners, so the jackpot grows to $31 million with a cash option of $15.8M and a yield of 4.35%
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Tuesday Mega Millions Results 10/20/09 - Jackpot $18M

The winning Mega Millions numbers for Tuesday Oct 20, 2009 were:

13 17 25 45 55 Megaball 08

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 378 combinations. Of these, we had 9 winners: (5) mb, (3) mb+1w, and (1) 3w, returning $26 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 1,988,795 combinations. The first other winning combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 350 - LPP Winner
  
• 3-w + Megaball @ # 5,833
•  4-w @ # 16,143
• 5-w @ # - na -
  

There were no MM jackpot winners, so the jackpot grows to $18 million with a cash option of $11.4M and a yield of 4.09%

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Saturday Powerball Results 10/17/09 - Jackpot $25M

The winning Powerball numbers for Saturday Oct 17, 2009 were:

05 16 25 30 49 Powerball 39 and Powerplay 5x

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 495 combinations. Of these, we had 14 winners: (9) pb, (3) pb+1w, (1) pb+2w, and (3) 1w, returning $53 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 2,069,895 combinations. The first winning other combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 415 - LPP Winner
  
•  3-w + PB @ # 8,529
• 4-w @ # 24,236
• 5-w @ # 1,073,570
  

There were no PB winners so the jackpot grows to $25 million with a cash option of $12.6M and a yield of 4.43%
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Virginia Mega Millions Player Wins $200M - See Friday 10/16/09 Results

The winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday Oct 16, 2009 were:

10 13 18 33 51 Megaball 43

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 671 combinations. Of these, we had 16 winners: (6) mb, (8) mb+1w, (1) mb+2w, and (1) 3w, returning $53 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 1,458,550 combinations. The first other winning combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 275 - LPP Winner
  
• 3-w + MB @ # 7,549
• 4-w @ # 9,788
• 5-w @ # 59,317
  

There was one MM jackpot winner from Virginia so the jackpot resets to $12 million with a cash option of $7.5M and a yield of 4.23%

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Multiple of 5 Wins Powerball Jackpot

I've been thinking a lot recently about playing numbers which are all multipliers of a single digit: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 because the subset of combinations is relatively small. Then, like magic, one lucky Powerball player in Wisconsin won a $31.4 jackpot on Wednesday October 14th 2009 by matching the:

Crazy Combo

White Balls: 05 15 25 30 40
and Powerball: 06
 

Looking at the white balls, it is easy to see that each is a multiple of 5! To match the white ball set in the Powerball game, a player must correctly pick 5 of 59 number. There are a total of 5,006,3896 white ball combinations.

But, if a player limits his selections to only those numbers that are divisible by 5, then there are only 11 numbers to pick from, and only 462 combinations. If a player (or office pool) choose this strategy to simply match the white balls, they would be risking $462 to win $200,000 minimum. And, if he played all Powerball numbers, the player could even win the Jackpot!

We're not sure if our recent Powerball winner used this strategy to win the Jackpot, but it's clear that if you play small subsets of numbers, you really can win the Lottery!

JL.............

Winning $31.4M Powerball Ticket Sold in Wisconsin

The winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday Oct 14, 2009 were:

05 15 25 30 40 Powerball 06 and Powerplay 2x.

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 608 combinations. Of these, we had 17 winners: (9) pb, (6) pb+1w, and (2) 3w, returning $65 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 1,582,885 combinations. The first winning other combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 249 - LPP Winner
  
• 3-w + PB @ # 3,860
• 4-w @ # 30,508
  
• 5-w @ # - na -
  

There was one PB jackpot winner from Wisconsin, so the jackpot resets to $20 million with a cash option of $10.6M and a yield of 4.07%

Note: This combination classified as a Crazy Combo (multiples of 5)

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Mega Millions Jackpot Now $200M - See Tuesday 10/13/09 Results

The winning Mega Millions numbers for Tuesday Oct 13, 2009 were:

17 31 34 45 51 Megaball 24

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 531 combinations. Of these, we had 16 winners: (4) mb, (8) mb+1w, (3) 3w, and (1) 4w, returning $203 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 1,506,450 combinations. The first other winning combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 52 - LPP Winner
  
• 3-w + Megaball @ # 3,238
• 4-w @ # 525 - LPP Winner
• 5-w @ # 350,980
  

There were no MM jackpot winners, so the jackpot grows to $200 million with a cash option of $127.2M and a yield of 4.05%

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Saturday Powerball Results 10/10/09 - Jackpot $30M

The winning Powerball numbers for Saturday Oct 10, 2009 were:

13 32 45 49 50 Powerball 30 and Powerplay 3x

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 598 combinations. Of these, we had 19 winners: (12) pb, (4) pb+1w, and (3) 3w, returning $73 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 1,513,125 combinations. The first winning other combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 8 - LPP Winner
  
•  3-w + PB @ # 2,348
• 4-w @ # 1,887
• 5-w @ # 671,876
  

There were no PB winners so the jackpot grows to $30 million with a cash option of $16.0M and a yield of 4.02%
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Mega Millions Jackpot $170M - See Friday 10/09/09 Results

The winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday Oct 09, 2009 were:

03 14 21 24 51 Megaball 14

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 502 combinations. Of these, we had 17 winners: (7) mb, (4) mb+1w, and (6) 3w, returning $68 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 1,640,205 combinations. The first other winning combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 117 - LPP Winner
  
• 3-w + MB @ # 13,162
• 4-w @ # 28,305
• 5-w @ # 147,192
  

There were no MM jackpot winners so the jackpot grows to $170 million with a cash option of $108.5M and a yield of 4.02%

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Wednesday Powerball Results 10/07/09 - Jackpot $25M

The winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday Oct 07, 2009 were:

02 20 21 38 50 Powerball 22 and Powerplay 3x.

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 445 combinations. Of these, we had 12 winners: (8) pb, and (4) pb+1w, returning $40 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 1,407,350 combinations. The first winning other combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 946
• 3-w + PB @ # 1,347
• 4-w @ # 24,059
  
• 5-w @ # - na -
  

There were no PB jackpot winners, so the jackpot grows to $25 million with a cash option of $13.4M and a yield of 3.99%
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Mega Millions Jackpot $145M - See Tuesday 10/06/09 Results

The winning Mega Millions numbers for Tuesday Oct 06, 2009 were:

09 33 51 53 56 Megaball 39

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 567 combinations. Of these, we had 17 winners: (7) mb, (4) mb+1w, (2) mb+2w, and (4) 3w, returning $74 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 1,582,005 combinations. The first other winning combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 373 - LPP Winner
  
• 3-w + Megaball @ # 1,992
• 4-w @ # 7,020
• 5-w @ # 352,216
  

There were no MM jackpot winners, so the jackpot grows to $145 million with a cash option of $93.1M and a yield of 3.96%

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Florida Sells $189M Powerball Ticket in Saturday Drawing

The winning Powerball numbers for Saturday October 03, 2009 were:

12 24 48 50 57 Powerball 22 and Powerplay 3x

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 711 combinations. Of these, we had 19 winners: (13) pb, (5) pb+1w, and (1) pb+2w, returning $66 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 1,540,345 combinations. The first winning other combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 2,065
•  3-w + PB @ # 20,484
• 4-w @ # 44,592
• 5-w @ # - na -
  

There was one PB winner from Florida so the jackpot resets to $20 million with a cash option of $10.7M and a yield of 4.00%
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Mega Millions Jackpot $122M - See Friday 10/02/09 Results

The winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday Oct 02, 2009 were:

15 24 51 53 55 Megaball 11

In this drawing, Lottery Power Picks recommended 468 combinations. Of these, we had 14 winners: (6) mb, (5) mb+1w, and (3) 3w, returning $48 back to our players. Our 5 number pool had 1,973,445 combinations. The first other winning combos were located at:

• 3-w @ # 76 - LPP Winner
  
• 3-w + MB @ # 12,513
• 4-w @ # 56,672
• 5-w @ # - na -
  

There were no MM jackpot winners so the jackpot grows to $122 million with a cash option of $79.0M and a yield of 3.87%

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