The Powerball Jackpot was up to $337 million on Wednesday before someone finally won it. The ticket was sold in Michigan, reportedly at a Sunoco gas station.
The winning numbers were: 06 27 46 51 56, Powerball: 21. Odds of winning the jackpot, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, are 1 in 175,223,510.
8 tickets were sold that won Wednesday’s $1 million Match 5 prize. Two were sold in Indiana, and there were winners in Kansas, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Virginia. An additional ticket in Nebraska added the Power Play to win $ 2 million. 2,689,630 tickets won cash prizes for a total of $27 million.
As could be expected, there’s a fair amount of both congratulations and bitterness about the jackpot being expressed on Twitter:
I didn’t win the #Powerball…I have to go to work
“@cnnbrk: Winning ticket for $337M #Powerball drawing sold in Michigan. http://t.co/9sRjT97n” @AmberRaeEngel shoooot… Not us
Somebody in Michigan won the $337 million dollar #Powerball lottery. Congrats to them..
I know I didn’t wake up 337 million dollars richer. #Powerball
kind of sad that i didn’t win the $337 powerball..but i also didn’t buy a ticket: no 2 wk notice today #broke#powerball
Damn, I didn’t win the #337MillionDollar#Powerball! Guess I still need a job…
The winning Powerball ticket was sold in my hometown! So far my Mom isn’t the winner; here’s to hoping it’s my Dad! #lotto#powerball
Yep a good day. Won $3 on #Powerball and #hoosierlotto going towards the “fix the bus” fund. #vwlove#Volkswagen#vanlife
Congratulations to the person who bought the winning #Powerball ticket! Live it up!
Looks like the ten bucks I’ve been spending each Wednesday & Saturday for last few weeks will go back to bar tabs! #Powerball
and it is Thursday!! Woooooohooooooo!! Another blessed day in the DMV!! Did NOT play the #Powerball
Looks like I’m going to have to wait just a little longer until all my dreams come true, someone stole the winning #powerball ticket from me
The Jackpot is now sitting at its guaranteed $40 million, with the next drawing to take place on Saturday night.
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