$2 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In New Hampshire, Commission Says

HUDSON, NH — The Market Basket on Lowell Road in Hudson sold a $2 million Powerball ticket for Friday’s drawing, according to the New Hampshire Lottery.

The lucky player chose five numbers, with odds of 1:11,688,054 of winning $1 million, and then also Power Played the ticket — which doubled the winning prize to $2 million.

This was the second time in May a lottery player purchased a 5-number draw for Powerball, the lottery said Monday. The Hannaford supermarket in Rochester sold a $1 million ticket for the May 21 drawing.

“Another big Powerball winner in New Hampshire,” Charlie McIntyre, the New Hampshire Lottery executive director, said. “What an exciting time for us here at the New Hampshire Lottery. Congratulations to Market Basket in Hudson for the sale and to our big winner. We’ll be eagerly awaiting your arrival at Lottery headquarters to hand over that big prize. The only question that remains is who’s next?”

There was also one winner for Friday’s $204.5 million Powerball jackpot in California.

More than $3 billion has been contributed to fund education in New Hampshire during the past 61 years.

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