The town of Winner, S.D., has produced a winner — and a $232 million one at that.
The winning ticket for Wednesday night’s $232 million Powerball jackpot was sold in this ranching and farming town of 2,800 people in the south-central part of the state.
Out of the millions of tickets sold for Wednesday night’s drawing, only one matched all six winning numbers: five, six, twelve, 16 and 21. The Powerball was seven.
Powerball is played in 30 states, including Connecticut, Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
“How often does something like this happen — a winner in Winner, S.D.?” Norm Lingle, executive director of the South Dakota Lottery, said at a news conference Thursday.
It’s the ninth-largest Powerball jackpot ever and the biggest ever paid out in South Dakota, he said.
The ticket-holder has 180 days to claim the prize, and the lottery said it has not received any calls on the jackpot. (AP)
