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$487 million Powerball ticket bought at small-town grocery

The winning $487 million Powerball ticket was sold in New Hampshire on July 30, Powerball officials have confirmed.

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Someone bought a winning Powerball ticket at a Hannaford store on Freetown Road in Raymond, New Hampshire.

The winning numbers – 11, 17, 21, 23, 32, and Powerball number 5 – were draw at 11 p.m. EDT on Saturday.

The identity of the victor is unknown at this time, and he or she can’t come forward to claim the prize until the New Hampshire State Lottery offices open Monday morning, said McCann.

There was one Match 5 victor with the PowerPlay option in Pennsylvania, worth $2 million.

This is the Granite State’s 10th jackpot victor since New Hampshire started playing Powerball in 1995.

In addition to the winning Powerball prize, a $1 million winning ticket was sold at the Cumberland Farms at 278 Meadow Street in Littleton.

This was the fifth largest Powerball jackpot in the game’s history. But players have much better odds, of about 1 in 25, of winning smaller prizes ranging from $4 to $1 million.

January’s $1.6 billion jackpot, split by three winners, was the nation’s biggest ever lottery prize.

Winners can choose between an annuity paid out over 29 years or a cash option, which is about $330 million.

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