Powerball player wins $1 million prize. Where was the lucky ticket sold?
A Powerball ticket sold in Michigan won $1 million but missed the $35 million jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched all five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Aug. 24, the Michigan Lottery said.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $44 million, with a cash value of $21.9 million, for the next drawing Monday, Aug. 26, the national Powerball site said.
The winning numbers were 5, 15, 21, 24 and 43 with a Powerball of 17, the lottery said. The Power Play was 3
A ticket sold in Washington also matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball to win $1 million.
More than 432,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000, 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 25, 2024 at 10:28 AM.