One ticket sold in Washington for Monday’s Powerball drawing matched all six balls to win the $754.6 million jackpot, according to the Powerball website.
It was the fifth largest Powerball ever and the ninth largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. The jackpot had been estimated at $747 million but rose based on actual sales.
It was not immediately known where in the state of Washington the winning ticket was sold. The lucky winner can also choose the cash option for $407.2 million.
The numbers drawn on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 were: 5 – 11 – 22 – 23 – 69 and Powerball 7. The Powerplay was 2x.
In addition to the jackpot winner, six other tickets matched all six white balls to take home million-dollar prizes.
Three tickets sold in New York and two tickets sold in Michigan won $1 million each and a Texas ticket won $2 million.
The jackpot had last been hit on Nov. 19 when a lottery player in Kansas won $92.9 million.
The Powerball jackpot will now reset to $20 million for Wednesday’s drawing.
Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is at $31 million with a cash option of 16.6 million for Tuesday night’s drawing, according to the Mega Millions website.
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Powerball drawings are held three times a week – Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Monday drawings were added in 2021.
The deadline for purchasing Powerball ticket varies by state so don’t wait until the last minute. The deadline in Ne
