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$50 million Powerball winner sold in northeast Kansas

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Posted: 12/20/2012

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Whether they love or hate snow, somebody in Kansas is probably waking up awfully happy Thursday morning.

A single Powerball ticket sold in northeast Kansas won the estimated $50 million jackpot in Wednesday night’s drawing.

The winning numbers were : 5-8-20-23-30 Powerball 3. The cash option for the prize is an estimated $32.679 million.

Kansas lottery officials encourage the person holding the winning ticket to sign it immediately and put it in a safe place until it can be claimed.

The northeast region of Kansas, where the ticket was sold, includes these 21 counties: Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Doniphan, Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Atchison, Geary, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Osage, Douglas, Franklin, Miami, Morris and the northern half of Lyon.
 

Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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