Powerball player wins $2 million prize. Where was the lucky ticket sold?
A Powerball ticket sold in Wisconsin won $2 million, just missing the $55 million jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched all five winning numbers and the Power Play option but not the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, Aug. 28, the Wisconsin Lottery said.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $69 million, with a cash value of $34.3 million, for the next drawing Saturday, Aug. 31, the national Powerball site said.
The winning numbers were 5, 33, 47, 50 and 64 with a Powerball of 20, the lottery said. The Power Play was 2.
A ticket sold in Georgia also matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball to win $1 million.
More than 296,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said.
The Powerball jackpot has gone unclaimed since Aug. 19, when a California player won the $44 million grand prize, lottery officials said.
What to know about Powerball
To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published August 29, 2024 at 7:35 AM with the headline "Powerball player wins $2 million prize. Where was the lucky ticket sold?."