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Milford Business Sells $1 Million Powerball Ticket

As the Powerball jackpot grew to $1 billion, one lucky Connecticut resident cashed in on a $1 million prize.

A Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in Milford last week.
A Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in Milford last week. (Tim Jensen/Patch)

MILFORD, CT — A Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in Milford recently. An Enfield resident, who wished to remain anonymous, claimed the prize Monday.

The lucky ticket was sold at Wheels #196 in Milford.

The winning numbers for the July 19 Powerball drawing were 7-10-11-13-24-24. The Powerball jackpot had ballooned to $1 billion before that drawing. A ticket sold in Los Angeles matched all six Powerball numbers to win the jackpot, according to California Lottery.

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For the $1 million prize, players had to match five numbers. The odds of winning that prize were 1 in 11.6 million. Across the country, there were 31 winners of the $1 million prize in that drawing.

The next Powerball drawing is Wednesday with a $41 million jackpot.

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