$2M Powerball Ticket Sold In Pa. As Jackpot Soars To $400M

One Pennsylvania resident got lucky over the weekend. But not as lucky as someone may get Wednesday.

A Powerball ticket worth $2 million was sold in Erie County for the Saturday, Jan. 2 drawing.

But now, the jackpot will be worth an estimated $400 million for Wednesday’s drawing.

The winning ticket was sold at Country Fair, 1810 Sassafras St., Erie. It correctly matched five of the five white balls but not the red Powerball. It was sold with the $1 Power Play option, which boosted the prize to $2 million instead of $1 million. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

More than 136,800 other Powerball tickets won prizes of various amounts in Saturday’s drawing, lottery officials confirmed.

If you think 2016 could be the year you become a multi-millionaire, now’s the time to grab your tickets. The Powerball jackpot has rolled to an estimated annuity value of $400 million, or $244 million cash, for the Wednesday, Jan. 6, drawing.