If you've played the Powerball Lottery, you know that the drawings are on Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 10:59 pm. So why was there a drawing on Monday night?
Thomas Cook and Joseph Feeney made a deal in 1992 that if either of them ever won a Powerball jackpot, they would split the winnings. So when Thomas won - they celebrated an early retirement.
Source: UPI
Holy Moly, so no one won the Saturday night drawing of the Powerball jackpot which was estimated to be around $356 million. Since there was no winner Saturday, that means Wednesday night the jackpot is expected to be over $430 million dollars...
This is why it's important to check your numbers if you're going to play the lottery.
The Detroit Free Press says that a winning Powerball ticket worth $100,00 went unclaimed and expired on Monday at 4:45 p.m. The ticket was purchased at a BP Gas Station in Dearborn last year...