Tennesseans Win Big in Powerball Drawing

May 14, 2009 - 10:17 AM

Wednesday night's POWERBALL drawing created lots of good news for Tennessee!

First, a Power Play Powerball ticket sold in Covington matched all five white numbers, which makes it a $1 million prize.

Next, a ticket sold in Knoxville also matched five white numbers but didn't use Power Play, which makes it a $200,000 prize.

The jackpot rolled and grew to $150 million for Saturday's drawing.

You can visit www.tnlottery.com and click on "winning numbers" for complete detailed charts on all Lottery drawings. Look for drawing broadcasts on NewsChannel 9 every night.

The Tennessee Education Lottery operates entirely from the revenue it generates through the sale of its products. Net proceeds from sales of Lottery tickets, currently averaging over $5 million per week, fund specific education programs, including college scholarships, pre-kindergarten and after-school programs. Since the Tennessee Lottery began selling tickets on Jan. 20, 2004, it has raised more than $1.4 billion for these programs, and returned to Tennessee communities more than $3 billion in prizes and more than $339 million in retailer commissions. For more information, please visit www.tnlottery.com. For information about Lottery-funded scholarships, visit www.collegepaystn.com.