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Powerball Winner Won't Be Only One Getting Rich

Jackpot Is Biggest In Game's History

POSTED: 5:38 am HST October 18, 2005
UPDATED: 5:57 am HST October 18, 2005

Whoever wins the record Powerball jackpot of $340 million won't be the only one getting rich.

Players matching all but the Powerball number in the winning drawing will split bonuses that kicks in for record jackpots.

Normally, a player matching five numbers -- but not the Powerball -- wins $200,000.

But because there is record jackpot, Powerball officials estimate the Match Five winners will each get about $450,000.

Based on previous large jackpots, officials predict about 30 Match Five winners from Wednesday's drawing.

If the jackpot is not won Wednesday and continues to grow, the Match 5 winners "could win millions, depending on how long we go," a lottery spokeswoman said.

If there aren't any Match 5 winners when the jackpot is hit, the bonus pool would go to players who match four numbers and the Powerball. That prize normally is $10,000.

Powerball is played in 27 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.

The jackpot has been growing since mid August and 20 drawings have passed without a jackpot being won.

It is the biggest jackpot in the game's history and eclipses the previous record of about $315 million.

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