For the primary time since 2020, a successful Powerball jackpot has been bought in New York Metropolis.
The fortunate winner of a ticket purchased in Flushing, Queens has snagged a $256 million prize, or $123.5 million pre-tax if they need a onetime money payout, mentioned the Multi-State Lottery Affiliation, which administers Powerball drawings, in an announcement Sunday.
The successful numbers in Saturday’s drawing had been 1, 31, 43, 55 and 57, with Powerball 22, and the ticket was bought at Hua Lian Grocery store on Parsons Boulevard, the New York Lottery mentioned.
It was the primary Powerball jackpot gained in New York since 2020, the MSLA mentioned. It was simply one among 568,978 successful tickets bought throughout the U.S. that included a dozen tickets value $50,000, with six of them doubling to $100,000 through the ticket’s Energy Play function for an additional greenback.
A type of $50,000 tickets was bought in New Jersey, in accordance with NJ.com. It was a 3rd prize, matching 4 numbers plus the Powerball.
Within the Mega Tens of millions camp, the highest prize has soared to $619 million within the jackpot-less streak that has been in play since Sept. 10, the final time somebody purchased the massive winner. Nobody matched Friday’s drawing of white balls 16, 21, 33, 39 and 45, and gold Mega Ball 24, Mega Tens of millions mentioned Saturday.
The subsequent Powerball drawing is Monday, and the following Mega Tens of millions prize shall be up for grabs on Tuesday.
