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$1M Powerball Ticket Sold in Michigan; Saturday Jackpot is $169M
Lucky Michigan ticket holder won $1 million; the other winner was in Colorado, where the Power Play option increased winnings to $2 million.
Michigan may have a new millionaire after a ticket matched five numbers in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing.
The winning ticket matched the five white Powerball numbers drawn on June 15: 4-22-24-31-33.
Where was the winning ticket sold? That hasn’t been released yet, so check your numbers.
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The red Powerball number was 10. No one won the jackpot, which now increases to $169 million in Saturday’s drawing. The cash option is $114.2 million.
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Overall, 634,185 winners won at least $4 each, including 18,868 in Michigan.
Residents of 44 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands play Powerball.
So, what if you only match a few numbers, what do you win? Here’s the deal:
- Match 5 numbers and the Powerball number = Jackpot
- Match 5 numbers, not including the Powerball number = $1 million dollars
- Match 4 numbers and the Powerball number = $10,000
- Match 4 numbers, not including the Powerball number = $100
- Match 3 numbers and the Powerball number = $100
- Match 3 numbers, not including the Powerball number = $7
- Match 2 numbers and the Powerball number = $7
- Match 1 number and the Powerball number = $4
- Match only the Powerball number = $4
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