POWERBALL JACKPOT CLIMBS TO $290 MILLION; TWO LUCKY PLAYERS WILL SHARE $240,000 LOTTO 5 JACKPOT!

NASHVILLE – The Powerball jackpot continues to climb and is estimated at $290 million for the next drawing on Saturday, October 15. Although no player matched all six numbers correctly in Wednesday night’s drawing, one player won $200,000 by matching 5 numbers. There were 109,957 winners who purchased tickets from retailers in the state of Tennessee. By selecting the Power Play option, 19,196 players multiplied their winnings by five.

Two lucky Tennessee Lottery players will share the $240,000 Lotto 5 jackpot from last night’s drawing. One winning ticket was purchased in Murfreesboro, and the other winning ticket was purchased in Milan. No additional information is available until the players claim the prize.

Please visit www.tnlottery.com and click on “winning numbers” for complete detailed charts on both drawings.

Lotto 5 drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 10:34 p.m. CST (11:34 p.m. EST); Powerball drawings are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:59 p.m. CST (10:59 p.m. EST). Drawings are held every night at 6:28 p.m. CST (7:28 p.m. EST) for the Tennessee Lottery’s other two online games, CASH 3 and CASH 4.

The Tennessee Lottery began selling its first tickets on January 20, 2004. As of June 30, 2005, the Lottery had raised more than $359 million to fund specific education programs, including college scholarships, pre-kindergarten and after-school programs. For more information, please visit www.tnlottery.com. For information about Lottery-funded scholarships, visit www.collegepaystn.com.