Posted: 11/29/2012
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The jackpot winners to Wednesday’s Powerball drawing were sold in Missouri and Arizona, but they weren’t the only big winners.
Sixty-eight different tickets, including the two that hit the jackpot, won at least $1 million, according to the Powerball website.
On top of the ticket that will share the top prize, Missouri also had two other $1 million winners that hit the first five white balls, but not the Powerball.
Six tickets hit the five white balls and not the Poweball, but were played with the extra-$1 Power Play option, which doubles your prize. Those six tickets are worth $2 million each.
New Jersey saw the most $1 million winners, with eight. In all, 58 tickets in 25 different states hit the $1 million.
Here’s a breakdown of winners, by state:
Missouri – 1 jackpot winner, 2 $1 million winners
Arizona – 1 jackpot winner, 1 $1 million winner
New Jersey – 8 $1 million winners
Florida – 4 $1 million winners, 2 $2 million winners
Massachusetts – 4 $1 million winners
New York – 4 $1 million winners
Texas – 4 $1 million winners
Virginia – 4 $1 million winners
South Carolina – 2 $1 million winners, 1 $2 million winner
North Carolina – 3 $1 million winners
Pennsylvania – 3 $1 million winners
New Mexico –1 $1 million winner, 1 $2 million winner
Ohio - 1 $1 million winner, 1 $2 million winner
Connecticut – 2 $1 million winners
Illinois – 2 $1 million winners
Indiana – 2 $1 million winners
Michigan – 2 $1 million winners
Tennessee – 2 $1 million winners
Maryland – 1 $2 million winner
Colorado – 1 $2 million winner
Georgia – 1 $1 million winner
Idaho – 1 $1 million winner
Kentucky – 1 $1 million winner
Louisiana – 1 $1 million winner
Minnesota – 1 $1 million winner
Oklahoma – 1 $1 million winner
Wisconsin – 1 $1 million winner
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