Planned Third Weekly Powerball Drawing Will Lead To Bigger Jackpots, Officials Say

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Powerball is adding a 3rd play drafting and a caller diagnostic called Double Play that volition let players successful jurisdictions including Maryland different accidental to lucifer their numbers.

“America’s jackpot crippled is picking up the gait to support up with subordinate request – going from 2 drawings a week to six, if you see Double Play,” May Scheve Reardon, Powerball’s merchandise radical seat and the enforcement manager of the Missouri Lottery, said successful a statement. “Players person fto america cognize they privation to play for bigger jackpots and currency prizes, and we privation Powerball to present connected their expectations.”

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Both caller additions spell unrecorded Aug. 23. The Monday drafting joins the Wednesday and Saturday drawings. Double Play allows players different accidental to lucifer their numbers successful a abstracted drafting with a apical currency prize of $10 million. The diagnostic costs $1 per play.

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Officials judge adding the 3rd drafting volition effect successful bigger and faster-growing jackpots.

The Power Play add-on diagnostic volition stay disposable for $1 per play.

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The likelihood and acceptable currency prizes for Powerball are not changing. The likelihood of winning thing connected a $2 summons are 1 successful 24.87. The likelihood of hitting the jackpot are 1 successful 292.2 million. The likelihood of hitting the jackpotPrizes scope from $4 to the jackpot.

CBS Baltimore Staff