There has been a jackpot winner in the $731 million Powerball lottery, the first to get the top prize in months.
DES MOINES, Iowa — There has been a jackpot winner in the $731 million Powerball, the first to get the top prize in months. Thanks to math and bad luck, lottery players had another shot at a giant jackpot Wednesday night as a $731 million Powerball prize was on the line. According to lottery officials, the winning ticket was sold in Maryland and it is the fourth-largest jackpot in Powerball history. The single ticket sold matched all six numbers Wednesday night. The jackpot climbed to an estimated $731.1 million at the time of the drawing with a cash option of $546.8 million.12 tickets matched all five white balls but missed matching the red Powerball in Wednesday’s drawing to win a $1 million prize. The $1 million-winning tickets were sold in California (2, sold in Woodland Hills and Redlands), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Maine, Michigan, New Jersey (3, Haddonfield, Woodbury Heights, Monmouth Junction) and Oregon. One other ticket, sold in Maryland, matched all five white balls and doubled the prize to $2 million, because the ticket included the Power Play option for an additional $1.
