It’s time to check your Powerball tickets after the game’s latest drawing had a jackpot winner.
The ticket matched all five numbers and the red Powerball.
The numbers were drawn on Monday, May 6th.
The winning numbers are 7, 23, 24, 56, 60 and the red Powerball 25.
The jackpot is worth US$214.9 million.
The lucky ticket was sold at a Publix on Biscayne Boulevard in Miami Shores, Florida, according to The Palm Beach Post.
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Miami Shores is north of Miami.
POWERBALL PAYMENT
The jackpot amounts to just under $215 million, but the cash value is $100.1 million, according to Powerball officials.
The winner will be able to choose between paying an annuity of US$214.9 million or a one-time payment of US$100.1 million.
Both prize options are pre-tax.
If the winner chooses the annuity option, they will receive an immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.
In addition to the jackpot won with a single ticket, there are eight other ways to win.
The most recent draw had 385,220 winning tickets across the country.
Lottery officials said a ticket in Idaho matched all five white balls and increased its winnings from $1 million to $2 million because the Power Play feature was purchased for an extra dollar.
Seven tickets won prizes of US$100,000.
Six tickets won prizes of US$50,000.
WAYS TO WIN POWERBALL
Powerball drawings take place three times a week. There are several combinations to make money.
- Match five white balls and the Powerball to win the jackpot (one in 292,201,338 odds)
- Match five white balls for $1 million (one in 11,688,053.52 odds)
- Match four white balls and the Powerball for $50,000 (one in 913,129.18 odds)
- Match four white balls for $100 (one in 36,525.17 odds)
- Match three white balls and the Powerball for $100 (one in 14,494.11 odds)
- Match three white balls for $7 (one at odds of 579.76)
- Match two white balls and the Powerball for $7 (one at odds of 701.33)
- Combine a white ball and Powerball for $4 (one at 91.98 odds)
- Just Hit the Powerball for $4 (One in 38.32 Odds)
It costs $2 for a Powerball ticket.
Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 pm ET.
FLORIDA FUN
Florida Lottery Data reveals that this is the 12th time the Powerball jackpot has had a winner in Florida, dating back to when the game became available in the Sunshine State in 2009.
Five winning tickets were sold at a Publix supermarket.
All but one chose the cash option.
The only ticket, from the May 25, 2013 draw, expired without a winner being shown. The jackpot was worth $50,000,000.
A Powerball prize in North Carolina is worth $200,000, but it will expire soon.
Meanwhile, a $500,000 Powerball prize went unclaimed in Iowa.
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