The location that sold the ticket was not immediately disclosed.
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Image: The winning Powerball numbers are shown after being drawn at the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee, Florida January 13, 2016.
This allows them to generate bigger jackpots, increase sales, and ultimately offer larger prizes.
Arkansas managed to have five Match 4 winners, and 12 Match 3 Plus Powerball winners.
It is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of a $2 ticket hitting the jackpot are more than 292 million to 1.
There hadn’t been a Powerball jackpot victor since May 7, when a New Jersey family won $429.6 million.
Tune into WMUR at 11 when the tumblers filled with balls will select the five numbers and a Powerball.
The estimated jackpot is $487 million. The cash option is worth $330.6 million. The figure would mark the fourth largest Powerball jackpot in the game, and the sixth biggest lottery prize in USA history.
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Because there was a jackpot victor that means the drawing on Wednesday, August 3 will be worth $40 million with a cash option of $28.1 million. The cut-off to purchase a Powerball lottery ticket is 9:59 p.m., so if you missed tonight’s deadline, remember that there is another Powerball drawing on Wednesday.
