3 Powerball $1M Winning Tickets Sold In Michigan, Including Novi

METRO DETROIT, MI — A Powerball lottery ticket buyer in Novi is a million dollars richer Thursday. Someone bought the ticket at the Old West Tobacco shop on W. Pontiac Trail, according to a Detroit Free Press report.

Two other players from Michigan won $1 million after Wednesday night’s drawing, one in Melvindale and the other in Fowlerville. A player from Massachusetts walked away the really big prize, however, some $758.7 million.

Just because you’re not a millionaire doesn’t mean you might not have won something. So check your numbers, here are Wednesday’s Powerball numbers: 6, 7, 16, 23, 26 with a Powerball of 4.

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It was the second largest jackpot in history. It had been 20 drawings since someone matched all the numbers and won the jackpot.

Wednesday’s jackpot was huge, but pales in comparison to the largest Powerball jackpot of all time. A record $1.6 billion was won in January 2016.

Each Powerball ticket costs $2. Find out where you can buy your Powerball tickets here. The Powerball game is played by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball number. The odds of picking the correct Powerball grand prize numbers are one in 292,201,338.

A total of 44 states, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, that participate in Powerball. Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time.
Powerball draws can be seen on hundreds of TV stations nationwide. It may also be available on cable or your mobile device. The draws are also posted on YouTube and on our site. Where to watch the Powerball drawing on TV.

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