A Florida resident won a million dollars on Monday with a Powerball ticket he bought at a supermarket.
The lucky man, whose name has not been revealed to the media, purchased his ticket at a Sedano's chain store in Orlando, reportedLocal 10.
Althoughno one won the jackpot, which amounted to 975 million, nor the two million for matching the five white balls plus the Powerball, there were six tickets that matched the five numbers and took a million home.
In addition to Florida, the lucky six reside in Maryland (2), Minnesota, North Carolina and Virginia. Nationally, there were also 53 tickets that won prizes of $50,000 and 11 that won prizes of $100,000.
According to the website ofPowerball, the winning numbers of the drawing were 19-24-40-42-56 with a Powerball of 23 and a Powerplay of 2.
With no jackpot winners on Monday, theWednesday night jackpot now estimated at $1.09 billion (527.3 million in cash), the fourth largest in the history of this lottery and the largest so far this year.
"For lotteries, this is our second consecutive week that we are able to offer players an announced jackpot of more than $1 billion," said Drew Svitko, president of the Powerball product group and CEO of the Pennsylvania Lottery. .
"If you're thinking about purchasing a ticket for Wednesday's Powerball drawing, keep in mind that only one ticket is needed to win and a portion of your ticket sales will stay in your state to support good causes. Have fun and good luck! "added the executive.
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