The Mythical Powerball Lottery

For those who do not know, we say that is a very popular lottery lotteries combined U.S. 32 states. This huge lottery platform is carried out by the Multistate Lottery Association. The 32 states that compose it are: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico , North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Currently, members of the AML are looking to create a super lottery, world-class, which will create zillions jackpots. The game is expected to appear within two years, in 2011 and there are rumors that this lottery will be the union of the Powerball and the EuroMillions. In the late 80's of last century, the Powerball lottery was born under the unattractive name of Lotto America. Four years later, the administrators of the Multistate Lottery Association decided to change the name into the business. That was how did the new name, Powerball, which has endured to this day.

The Powerball lottery was the first to use two bass drums in all draws. These drums are mixed a stewardess balls and drop balls of each pump once have been mixed. The options in this game to win lottery are reduced to 1 in 35 chances.

Instructions to play the Powerball Since many years ago that was created, over time the Powerball has changed its game system. The current system arises at the beginning of 2009. The new rules are that players have to choose five numbers from 1 to 59, plus a number from 1 to 39 called Powerball. The first drum mix the numbers "normal? so to call them, ranging from 1 to 59, the other drum will mix the numbers 1 through 39, for the Powerball number. The chances of winning more money from the lottery increased after 2001, since it added a new feature called the Power Play, and that if it is a category winner prizes (except the jackpot), the total would rise significantly and the second prize, instead of being only $ 200,000 will become $ 1 million. The jackpot for standard being a minimum amount of 20 million dollars, and will accumulate each week if no one matches the winning combination complete. The expected Powerball drawings are held twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and are broadcast live from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

Those lucky enough to win the top prize, will have to decide if they want the prize in a lump sum, or if you prefer annual payments equivalent for 30 years. A difficult decision, no doubt. The money from the unclaimed prize is given to the participating states. The history of Chinese crackers of luck in the spring of 2005, the Powerball lottery had its own share of controversy. It turned out that 110 people managed to guess the winning combination for the jackpot. The total after-tax spread was almost 20 million dollars. The Powerball lottery administrators suspected from the outset that there might be cheating, and that 110 winners of first category was too coincidental. Their research led them to determine that they had put all the numbers that had appeared in a few Chinese luck cookies made by Wonton Food Company Inc. In what was a huge (and unique in the world) match, thousands of those cookies had the winning Powerball lottery! Big Powerball prizes Of all the awards it has delivered large Powerball lottery, the maximum was delivered in 2005 in the state of Oregon.

Here a family of Jacksonville won the jackpot of no more and no less than $ 340 million! Three years earlier, another major prize landed in the state of West Virginia, the figure was over 313 million dollars.