The charitable organization is set to launch next year and will provide grants – some coming from West - to groups aiming to relieve problems surrounding subjects including “poverty and hunger, education, animal welfare, and veteran affairs.” $559.7 million, Powerball, drawn Jan. The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated 1.2 billion for the next drawing on Wednesday night. The since-retired insurance worker is also setting up the Callum Foundation with her family, named in honor of her grandson who lived just a day after being born prematurely. The Powerball jackpot will continue its ascent through billion dollar territory, after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Monday night white balls 12, 26, 27, 43, 47 and red Powerball 5. If you have purchased Power Play and you win with your Powerball numbers, your prize amount (excluding the jackpot and the Match 5 prize) will be multiplied by the Power Play number drawn. Robert Bailey, the 67-year-old winner from the Big Apple, told officials that “a family member gave me the numbers over twenty-five years ago and I faithfully play them.” The other winner, 51-year-old Lerynne West of Redfield, Iowa, says her newfound wealth will be spent on a “new car” and a “long vacation – or several”. The Power Play number drawn is between 2-5, or when jackpots are 150 million or less, the 10X Power Play multiplier is also available to be drawn. Those who missed out on the record-breaking Mega Millions drawing kept the lottery fever going with this huge prize, claimed by two people in New York and Iowa. Lerynne West of Iowa and Robert Bailey of New York split one of the five biggest lottery jackpots won this year.
