Illinois lands $1B Powerball prize as Michigan tickets hit $50K
TL;DR
An Illinois ticket won the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot—the largest prize this year and the eighth-largest in the game's history—while two Michigan tickets each won $50,000; players can choose a $1.04B annuity or a $450.5M lump-sum, and the next drawing is Saturday, Aug. 15.
- Midwest Powerball winner gets $1 billion; 2 Michigan tickets worth $50K The Detroit News
- We have a winner! $1.040B Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Illinois USA Today
- Winning Powerball ticket sold in Quincy WGEM
- Small-town gas station that sold $1B lottery ticket inching closer to ID’ing jackpot winner: ‘Like a murder mystery’ New York Post
- Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Illinois Chicago Tribune
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