Single Ticket Wins $842 Million Powerball Jackpot in New Year’s Day Drawing

Mar. 15, 2025

One very lucky winner in Michigan is ringing in the new year on a high note!

Lottery officials announcedthat a single ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Monday night, winning the $842.4 million prize, which is the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot of all time.

It was the first time the jackpot has been won onNew Year’s Daysince the lottery’s inception in 1992, officials said.

The winning numbers (white balls 12, 21, 42, 44, 49 and red Powerball 1) lined up on a ticket sold at the Food Castle of Grand Blanc, which is located outside of Flint,according toThe Detroit News.

The prize has a cash value $425.2 million before taxes.

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Two tickets, sold in Florida and Texas, also matched five numbers with the Power Play for $2 million, while four other lucky winners in California, Connecticut, Florida and Maryland matched five numbers and are set to collect $1 million, according to lottery officials.

The drawing was the 10th largest in U.S. history, according to Powerball, and had been growing since mid-October.

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Almost one year ago, a group of 78 healthcare workers in Michigan also started their new year off in a fortuitous manner,collectively winning a $1 million Powerball prize.

The group of doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers from Traverse City, who had been playing the lottery through their “Heroes to Zeroooos Lottery Club,” each won about $12,800 before taxes, according to a release from the state lottery.

The lotto winners, which included an emergency room team, later picked up their winnings at MiddleCoast Brewing in Traverse City.

“Everyone in our club is ecstatic,” Bossert said. “This prize is a nice bonus for all of us around the holidays.”

source: people.com