Center City ticket wins huge Powerball jackpot
A ticket sold in Pennsylvania hit the big one Wednesday night.
And it was purchased right here in Philadelphia at the Newsstand at the Gallery.
An official news conference was scheduled to take place there at 3 p.m.
The Powerball jackpot was worth $172.7 million in 30 yearly payments, or $107.7 million cash, and only the Pennsylvania ticket matched all the numbers: 4, 25, 29, 34 and 43, with a Powerball of 29.
It’s the second jackpot win in Eastern Pennsylvania in six months. In November, Steven Lloyd of
Harding, Luzerne County, hit a $59.9 million jackpot in November, and opted for the $37.6 million cash payout.
It’s the 14th Powerball win by a Pennsylvania ticket since July 2003, according to Powerball’s website.
The biggest annuity jackpot ever won in the state by a single ticket was worth $213.2 million, when a Bucks County ticket bought by Steve and Kristine White had the combination to the vault in May 2004. They took the cash: $110 million, also a record for the state.
The Whites, however, were from Skillman, N.J., so this could be the biggest win ever by a Pennsylvania resident. Pennsylvania started Mega Millions in early 2010, but has never sold that game’s jackpot winner.
A second Pennsylvania ticket just missed, landing $2 million for matching the first five numbers while having the Power Play prize-boosting option. Louisiana also had a $2 million winner, while the District of Columbia, Wisconsin and Arizona each sold tickets worth $1 million for matching the first five without the Power Play.
Saturday’s jackpot reboots to $40 million for the annuity, $24.9 million for the cash.
Now the biggest jackpot around is Mega Millions, with an $88 million annuity, or $64 million cash up for grabs Friday night.
No one hit all the numbers drawn Tuesday night: 3, 9, 15, 37 and 38, with a Mega Ball of 39. Texas and Virginia sold the only tickets that matched the first five, winning $250,000 without the Megaplier multiplier option, or $1 million with it.
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