Powerball Winning Numbers and Lottery Results September 8: Arizona Powerball Winner Hits Big Money!

Did anyone win the Powerball September 8, 2012? Well, it depends on what you mean by win! The Powerball winning numbers are 6, 20, 34, 44, 48, and the Powerball number is 29. The jackpot amount for Saturday's drawing was $100,000,000. There was one (1) big Powerball lottery winner from Arizona, but unfortunately, it wasn't for the jackpot prize.

Powerball Results and Winners 9/8/2012

The Arizona Powerball winner was just one number away from taking home a check for $100,000,000. The yet unclaimed winning ticket was purchased from the Arizona Lottery for the September 8 drawing. The lottery winner matched five out of six Powerball winning numbers, but not the Powerball number for $1,000,000. Had the winner purchased a Power Play ticket for an extra dollar, he or she would have had their prize winnings doubled to $2,000,000 instead. Can you imagine missing an extra million because you didn't buy a Power Play ticket?

Twenty-two (22) Match 4 + 1 winners will be cashing checks for $10,000 each, minus taxes of course! Three (3) Power Play winners were smart and spent an extra dollar for this wager, which means their prize winnings will automatically increase to $40,000 instead of the standard $10,000.

All together there were 555,278 winning Powerball tickets for last night's drawing for a total of $4,785,844 in prize money. Congratulations to all the September 8, 2012 Powerball winners! How many Powerball tickets did you buy for Saturday's game?

When Is the Next Powerball Drawing?

The next Powerball drawing is September 12, 2012 at 10:59 p.m. EDT. Wednesday's estimated Powerball jackpot only increased by $10,000,000 over the previous amount and is now up to 110,000,000 annuity, or $72,400,000 cash-value before taxes. The Powerball winning numbers are drawn live Wednesday and Saturday evenings, and is played in 42 States, Washington D.C. and the US Virgin Islands.

Please Play Responsibly

Remember, playing the lottery should be fun, but sometimes too much lottery fun can be addictive and could ruin lives. Please play responsibly, and don't spend more than you're willing to lose.

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