GRAND BLANC, Mich. – A ticket sold in Michigan is the sole winning ticket for the first Powerball jackpot drawing of the year, with the lucky ticket holder winning an estimated $842 million, according to the Michigan Lottery.
Lottery officials say the winner, who purchased the winning ticket at a Food Castle in Grand Blanc, Michigan, located just outside Flint, has not yet claimed their prize.
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The winning numbers drawn on Monday night were 12, 21, 42, 44, 49 and the Powerball was 1. The power play was 3x.
There had been 34 consecutive Powerball drawings without a jackpot winner.
According to ABC News, one ticket in Florida and one in Texas matched five numbers and the power play, and the ticket holders were each awarded $2 million.
Tickets bought in California, Connecticut, Florida and Maryland were each awarded $1 million.
“Monday’s $842.4 million jackpot is the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot ever won and the 10th largest jackpot won in U.S. lottery history,” ABC News reported. “The jackpot also is the second-largest lottery jackpot ever won in Michigan.”