Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $1.2 Billion, 6 Big Winners Sold In MA

MASSACHUSETTS — The Powerball grand prize continues to grow. There was no grand prize winner Monday, and the jackpot will climb to $1.2 billion in the next drawing.

But there were still six big-time winners sold in Massachusetts. A $100,000 prize was sold at the Plantation Street Shell station in Worcester.

There were also five $50,000 winners sold at the following locations:

• Nouria Energy in Duxbury
• Honey Farms in Worcester
• Stop & Shop in Brockton
• Lank's Wine & Liquor in Hyde Park
• One Stop Liquors in Millis

The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were: 12-26-27-43-47 with Powerball number 5. The multiplier was 2X.

Powerball drawings are every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Players can purchase tickets for the next drawing until 9:50 p.m. Wednesday.

To win the big one, players need to match five numbers plus the Powerball number.

To win $1 million, players need to match five numbers. For a $50,000 prize, players need to match four numbers plus the Powerball number.

The odds of winning the jackpot are, as you might expect, slim. Going into Monday's drawing, the odds were about 1 in 292.2 million.

Before Monday's drawing, the jackpot was the ninth-largest lottery prize of all time. It’s the second-largest jackpot this year, and the fourth-largest in the history of the game.

And the actual grand prize isn't quite the advertised top number as the $1.2 billion is subject to tax. Still, it's nothing to sneeze at with an estimated cash value of $551.7 million, according to Mass Lottery.

Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold.

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