PHOENIX — While no one in Arizona became an overnight billionaire in Saturday night's delayed Powerball drawing, someone did become a millionaire!
A $1 million-winning ticket was sold in Arizona, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the Powerball drawing, and Arizona Lottery.
The drawing, which was worth $1.326 billion, was delayed by more than three hours so officials in one area could complete a verification process.
"Powerball game rules require that every single ticket sold nationwide be checked and verified against two different computer systems before the winning numbers are drawn," The Multi-State Lottery Association said in a statement. "This is done to ensure that every ticket sold for the Powerball drawing has been accounted for and has an equal chance to win."
The drawing was held at 11:45 p.m. Arizona time.
The winning numbers were 22, 27, 44, 52 and 69. The Powerball number was 9 and the Power Play multiplier was 3x.
The Oregon Lottery announced that the sole winning ticket that matched all six numbers was sold in Portland. The odds of winning this prize were 1 in 292,201,338, according to the Arizona Lottery.
The jackpot winner has a choice of taking a lump sum cash value of $621 million or being paid in an annuity over the next 30 years.
Seven tickets were sold nationwide that matched five numbers, but not the Powerball. Those are worth $1 million and were sold in Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan and Wyoming.
The Arizona Lottery said the $1 million ticket was sold at a Circle K near 51st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road.
The odds of winning the million-dollar prize were 1 in 11,688,054.
There were also six tickets sold in Arizona that matched four numbers and the Powerball and won $50,000. The odds of winning that prize was 1 in 913,129.
Here's where those winners were located:
- Circle K, 7620 S Power Rd, Gilbert, AZ
- Walmart, 13770 W Bell Rd, Surprise, AZ
- Gas-N-Grub, 4518 Stockton Hill Rd, Kingman, AZ
- Arco AM/PM Prescott, 286 Walker Rd, Prescott, AZ
- Safeway, 14175 W Indian School, Goodyear, AZ WITH POWERPLAY = $150,000
- Walmart, 5290 Power Rd, South Gilbert, AZWITH POWERPLAY = $150,000
There was also one $30,000 Mega Millions with Megaplier winner on April 5. It was sold at a Walmart near Signal Butte Road and the U.S. 60.
A total of 105,126 tickets won at least $4 in Saturday's drawing. You can find out more information on the prizes by clicking here.
Saturday's jackpot was the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot ever and was the second billion-dollar lottery jackpot this year. The March 26 Mega Millions drawing was worth $1.13 billion and was won by a person in New Jersey.
The Powerball prize grew above $1 billion as no one had won the prize since New Year's Day, which amounted to 40 drawings without a winner.
This is a developing story and more details will be added as they are made available.
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