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Illinois claims Powerball’s $1.04B prize; Aug. 15 numbers set stage for next draw
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Illinois claims Powerball’s $1.04B prize; Aug. 15 numbers set stage for next draw

A Quincy, Illinois Powerball ticket won the $1.04 billion jackpot from the Aug. 12 drawing, with the prize resetting to $20 million for the Aug. 15 draw. The Aug. 15 numbers were 5-8-27-29-63 with Powerball 13 and Power Play 2x. Florida had a $1 million second-tier winner in the Aug. 8 drawing, and a Lakeland ticket is noted among the second-tier winners. The next drawing is Aug. 19, with odds of 1 in 292.2 million.

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