For the first time in four draws, Powerball will keep its jackpot. No one was able to match all six numbers, resulting in a rise of its grand prize cache to $20 million from $15 million for Saturday’s draw (cash value of $9.7 million).

Leading the list this time out, however, are two more million dollar winners - made possible by matching five numbers while also playing Powerplay - multiplying the winnings by five. The same sequence without Powerplay garnered seven tickets $200,000 each. Other winners include six tickets hitting four numbers plus Powerball/Powerplay, good for $50,000 each, with another 29 hitting the same sequence without Powerplay - good for $10,000 each. All told, 416,589 winning tickets will share in more than $7.6 million.

Once again, the winning numbers from the Oct. 4 Powerball draw were 3, 7, 27, 39 and 40, with a Powerball of 8. The next draw will take place Oct. 7.

sources:
AllLotto.com
Powerball.com

- Rex Harris