2 $50,000 Winning Powerball Tickets Sold In New Hampshire; Jackpot At $580M

CONCORD, NH — As you are out and about enjoying the fall weather on Saturday, don’t forget to buy your Powerball tickets.

The jackpot is expected to be $580 million, with a one-time cash payout of $277.5 million, before taxes. Wednesday’s drawing was the 34th consecutive drawing without a winner, Charlie McIntyre, the executive director of New Hampshire Lottery, said.

“We could not be more thrilled for our New Hampshire Lottery players as this jackpot continues to get bigger and better,” he said. “With the jackpot well past the half-a-billion-dollar mark, we are seeing our players respond as ticket sales continue to rise with the growing jackpot. You can feel the anticipation in the air — this is an opportunity our players do not want to miss.”

McIntyre said more than $850,000 in Powerball sales were reported last week.

Also on Wednesday, two $50,000 winning tickets were sold in New Hampshire — one player purchased a winning ticket at Alltown Market on Second Street in Manchester while another purchased their winning ticket at Market Basket on Garden Lane in Londonderry. Those players matched four of the five numbers as well as the Powerball number. The odds of winning $50,000 is 1 in 913,129.

Tickets are on sale at more than 1,200 retailers statewide and online at NH iLottery.

For more information and to play, visit nhlottery.com.

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