South Florida Publix shopper wins $1M Powerball prize

FILE - A display panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing at a convenience store, Nov. 7, 2022, in Renfrew, Pa. Someone in Washington state overcame steep odds Monday night, Feb. 6, 2023, to win an estimated $747 million Powerball jackpot. Lottery officials did not immediately make an announcement of a winner, but the Powerball website says there was a jackpot winner in the state. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) (Keith Srakocic, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

AVENTURA, Fla. ā€“ A South Florida shopper is cashing out big after they won $1 million, before taxes anyway, playing the Powerball in Miami-Dade County.

The second-tier prize, purchased without the Power Play option, was sold at the Publix Super Market at Aventura, located at 2952 NE 199 St.

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Wednesdayā€™s numbers were 22, 26, 39, 47 and 63, with a Powerball of 12

No one won the jackpot, which was estimated at $154 million, but the Lottery reported that $1 million in winning tickets were also sold in Washington and California.

The jackpot is now expected to grow to an estimated $173 million.

Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. EST. at the Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.

According to the Florida Lottery, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.


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