“I went to the store to check my tickets after work, and when I scanned the five numbers on the $10 Quick Pick ticket, I couldn’t believe when the screen said I had won over a million dollars”, said Denning.
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As for last night’s drawing, one ticket holder matched 5 numbers, winning million.
The Powerball jackpot will rise heading into the weekend, though it will only be half as large as this weekend’s Mega Millions grand prize. There have now been 60 straight drawings without a victor since a player won a $3.5 million jackpot February 25.
There were 30 players whose tickets matched the four white balls making each ticket worth $500.
There were 359,580 regular winners and $4,254,381 in non-jackpot money was won. The cash option is $42.7 million. There were two players that matched the five main numbers to win million each. The odds of winning the jackpot with a $1 ticket are 1-in-13,983,816. Tickets cost $2 each. The top prize is $1,000 a day for life.
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Be sure to check here for local stations broadcasting the Powerball drawing. Friday’s drawing will be at 11 p.m., with ticket sales stopping 15 minutes prior to the drawing. The drawing is at 7:29 p.m. (July 16, 2015). New Jersey Lottery officials will announce where the lucky ticket was sold later Wednesday.
