Syndication: Wilmington News Journal
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Someone in Washington state overcame steep odds to win a $754.6 million Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers Monday night were 05, 11, 22, 23, 69 and the Powerball 07.
A ticket sold in Texas matched all five numbers but not the Powerball. The buyer opted for the Powerplay so that ticket is worth $2 million dollars.
Tickets sold in NY and Michigan matched all five numbers but not the Powerball and are worth $1 million dollars each as the buyers did add the Powerplay option.
Lottery officials said in a statement early Tuesday that a single ticket matched all six numbers and that ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than an earlier $747 million estimate. The full jackpot is for a winner opting for an annuity distributed in one immediate but partial payout followed by additional payments over 29 years that increase by 5% annually.
The winner also can opt for a one-time cash payment of $407.2 million.
Powerball says both prizes are the amounts before taxes. The jackpot was the ninth-largest in U.S. history.
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