Las Palmitas Mini Market owner, Navor Herrera, was all smiles as he received a $1 million check during a press conference with Powerball officials on Thursday morning. The jackpot for the Powerball continues to rise after no tickets matched all six numbers on Monday night to claim the $544 million grand prize. The jackpot now sits at an estimated $572 million, with a one-time cash payout option of $286.7 million ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing.
The winning numbers drawn on Monday night were 5, 8, 19, 34, and 39 with a red Powerball number of 26. The Power Play option was 3X. Two lucky winners, one in North Carolina and the other in New York, won $1 million after matching all five white numbers, the game announced Monday night.
The last time a Powerball player claimed the winning jackpot was in the drawing on Oct. 11 when a Californian snagged the $1.765 billion prize, the second-largest jackpot ever offered by the game.
Powerball tickets are $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game says more than half of the proceeds from a ticket sale remain in the jurisdiction where it was sold. Good luck to all those playing in the upcoming drawing!