Powerball jackpot reaches $200 million

DENVER Since no one won Wednesdays Powerball jackpot the games top prize has risen to $200 million. Thats the largest jackpot since Aug. 19 2009 when the jackpot hit $259.9 million. That jackpot was won by a retired state worker from Columbia South Carolina. The current jackpot is worth $96.3 million in cash.

Some other interesting Powerball facts

• Saturdays drawing is the 10^th in the current jackpot run
• Powerball sales for Wednesdays drawing totaled $1.3 million in Colorado
• The most frequently drawn Powerballs are 14 and 37.
• The largest Powerball jackpot on record $365 million was won by eight meatpackers from Nebraska on Feb. 18 2006.
• Colorados only Powerball winner the SEEP Financial Group won $20 million in October 2007.

Powerball is Colorados largest jackpot game. Jackpots start at $20 million and climb until someone wins. If no wins Saturdays $200 million jackpot the jackpot is expected to grow to $245 million for the drawing on Wednesday Mar. 17^th.

Thirtyseven cents of every dollar spent on Powerball goes to support the Colorado Lotterys proceeds partners Great Outdoors Colorado the Conservation Trust Fund and Colorado State Parks. Through those partners the Lottery has provided funding for new trails expanded parks precious open space and wildlife protection. The Lottery has returned more than $2 billion to the state of Colorado over the last 26 years including $119.6 million in Fiscal Year 2009.