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Three $1 Million Powerball Tickets Sold in Connecticut
Eleven other ticketholders will claim prizes of at least $50,000 following Wednesday night's historic lottery drawing.
No one from Connecticut was among the three confirmed winners of the record $1.59 billion Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, but more than a dozen people who purchased tickets in the Nutmeg State are considerably wealthier today.
Three Connecticut-bought tickets matched the first five numbers (8-27-34-4-19) but not the Powerball number (10). Each of those winners will receive $1 million prizes. Those tickets were sold in Hartford County, New London County and Fairfield County, according to Valerie Guglielmo of the Connecticut Lottery.
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Eleven tickets bought in the state matched four numbers plus the Powerball number, earning the holders $50,000 apiece. Four of those winners also had the Power Play number 2, doubling their prizes to $100,000.
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The California Lottery says on social media, “We have a winner in California! A jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Chino Hills. We’re still awaiting results from other states.”
Lottery officials said winning tickets were also sold in Florida and Tennessee in addition to the one sold in Chino Hills, which would mean at least a three-way split of the jackpot.
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It is not yet known if there are jackpot winners in other states.
Connecticut had a total of 350,629 winning tickets, with other prizes ranging from $200 to $4.
“This epic run was like no other,” said Anne M. Noble, CT Lottery President and CEO. “Powerball is undoubtedly the game to play. I want to thank our players and retailers for supporting the lottery, and congratulate our newest Connecticut millionaires.”
Thanks to strong ticket sales that topped out at more than $50.1 million for the jackpot run, which began on November 7, 2015, approximately $21.4 million was generated for the state’s General Fund. The General Fund supports services that touch all of Connecticut’s citizens – healthcare, education, public safety, and more.
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