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Winning ticket drawn in New Jersey for $847 million Powerball jackpot
Yahoo News UK • • business
Key Points:
- A single Powerball ticket sold in New Jersey won an estimated $847 million after matching all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing, with the winning numbers being 15, 34, 41, 53, 56, and red Powerball 21.
- The winner can choose between a lump sum payment of $363.1 million or an annuity paid out over 29 years.
- Wednesday's jackpot is the ninth-largest in Powerball history and the second-largest prize so far this year, with the jackpot having been raised from $835 million prior to the drawing.
- This jackpot cycle was notable as the first to include players from the United Kingdom since ticket sales expanded there in July, marking the first time a non-US lottery has contributed to the Powerball jackpot.
- The odds of winning the jackpot were approximately 1 in 292.2 million, and the jackpot will reset to $20 million for the next drawing on Saturday.
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