The winning white Powerball numbers in Wednesday night`s drawing were 21,39,40,55, and 59. The Powerball Red Power number was 17, and the Power Play number was 3 The winning ticket matched the white Powerball numbers and the Red Power number.
MLive.com reported that four other tickets matched five numbers, with each paying $1 million. Those tickets were purchased in California, Connecticut, Nebraska and Wisconsin. Another ticket, purchased in Rhode Island, matched five numbers including the Power Play number, earning $2 million.
The Michigan lottery says Wednesday`s jackpot is the second-largest this year. It is also the second-largest jackpot ever won in the state, after Donald Lawson of Lapeer won a $337 million Powerball jackpot in August 2012.
In February, players in North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Texas split a $564.1 million prize.
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