Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot was raised to $500 million from $425 million, and people purchase tickets Tuesday night at Oscar’s Food Mart #1. ( Mayra Beltran / Houston Chronicle ) (Photo by Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
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Yes, another Texan finds themselves to be an overnight millionaire after landing $2 million from the estimated $786 million jackpot drawing on Saturday, December 30. In fact, two tickets, one sold in Texas, the other in West Virginia, matched all five white balls to double their winnings to $2 million. The winning numbers were 10, 11, 26, 27 and 34, with a Powerball of 7.
In total, there were 94 major winners from Saturday’s $786 million jackpot drawing, lottery officials say. Five tickets won $1 million prizes by matching all five white balls drawn, while 67 tickets won $50,000 prizes and 20 tickets won $200,000 prizes.
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The jackpot drawing on Monday, January 1, ranks as the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot and tenth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history, lottery officials added.
“We’re excited to offer our players a jackpot of this magnitude to kick off the New Year!” Drew Svitko, Powerball Product Group Chair said. “While New Year’s is a time of celebration, we kindly remind our players to play responsibly. Let’s keep the fun in playing the game. It only takes one ticket to win.”
The top prize has now ballooned to an estimated $810 million for tomorrow’s drawing on Monday, January 1. The jackpot has a cash option of $408.9 million, according to the Powerball website. More than 209,000 other tickets sold in the state have won from $16 to $200,000 in Saturday’s draw, the lottery said. So, good luck tomorrow, y’all!
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