Playing The Kentucky Lottery
By JC Davis
Kentucky's Power Ball can be a fun way to spend a few dollars. Whether you purchase your Kentucky Power Ball ticket for yourself of for a friend, no one can deny the excitement that arises are you watch the winning Kentucky Powerball numbers being drawn one by one. With Kentucky Power Ball, you can win more than six hundred million dollars if you choose all six of the right numbers, making it one of the largest drawings in the country.
To play Kentucky Powerball, you must choose five numbers between one and five, and one number between one and forty-two. The number between one and forty-two is known as the Power Ball. If you match the Powerball and all five of the other balls, you will be a KY Powerball jackpot winner. If you match all five but not the Powerball, you will still win two hundred thousand dollars, which is not so shabby either.
For one dollar, you buy one chance at the KY Powerball jackpot. However, you can purchase up to five plays at a time on one ticket. You can also pay an extra dollar to participate in the Kentucky Powerball Power Play option. When you pay an extra dollar, your winnings will be multiplied by two, three, four or five, depending on the number drawn. Multiplying your prize winnings applies to every Kentucky Power ball prize except for the jackpot. This means that if you play the Power Play option and you win the two hundred thousand dollar prize, you could double, triple, quadruple or even quintuple your winnings! Many Kentucky Power Ball players see the using Power Play option as a game in and of itself.
No matter how you choose to play Kentucky Powerball, you will be sure to have a good time as long as you play responsibly and do not get too caught up in the idea of winning the jackpot.
The money generated by the Kentucky is used to fund many worthwhile causes in Kentucky. These include education,
college access grants, Kentucky tuition grants, early childhood reading programs, affordable housing, and a one time bonus for Vietnam veterans. The has awarded 592,000 loans and grants for college. Kentucky is one of the states that use monies generated by the for the common good of its citizens. This is an opportunity to support some worthwhile causes and possibly win millions.
