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One lucky Michigan player is getting their New Year off to a great start with a fantastic Powerball jackpot win of $842.4 million.
They matched all the winning Powerball numbers from the New Year’s Day drawing. The numbers were 21, 49, 44, 42, 12 and Powerball number 1. The winning ticket was purchased at the Food Castle of Grand Blanc, located at 3035 East Grand Blanc Road in Grand Blanc. The Michigan Lottery won’t know the winner’s identity until they contact the Lottery.
Powerball drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. ET.
Powerball jackpot history
Monday night’s win marked the fifth-largest jackpot in Powerball history, and the tenth-largest jackpot won in U.S. Lottery history. It was the fourth Powerball jackpot to reach more than half a billion dollars in 2023. The last time the Powerball jackpot was won was October 11, 2023. The winner was a California resident and won a jackpot of $1.765 billion. Since that date, there have been a total of 32 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.
The $842.4 million jackpot is the second-largest lottery jackpot ever won in Michigan. A $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot won in January 2021 was the largest jackpot won in Michigan. The last Michigan player to win a Powerball jackpot was Cristy Davis of Waterford. She won the $70 million jackpot on February 12, 2020. The winning numbers were 14, 47, 54, 55, 68, and Powerball number 25.
Other New Year’s Day lucky lottery winners
- Texas: One player won $2 million.
- Florida: One player won $2 million.
- Connecticut: One player won $1 million.
- Georgia: Two players won $150,000 and one player won $50,000.
Top 10 biggest Powerball wins in history
- 1. $2.04 billion to one lucky player in California in November 2022
- 2. $1.76 billion to one lucky player in California in October 2023
- 3. $1.59 billion to lucky players in California, Florida, and Tennessee in January 2016
- 4. $1.08 billion to one lucky player in California in July 2023
- 5. $842 million to one lucky player in Michigan on January 2024
- 6. $768.4 million to one lucky player in Wisconsin in March 2019
- 7. $758.7 million to one lucky player in Massachusetts in August 2017
- 8. $747 million to one lucky player in Washington in February 2023
- 9. $731.1 million to one lucky player in Maryland in January 2021
- 10. $699.8 million to one lucky player in California in October 2021
The lucky Michigan winner of the $842.4 million jackpot should contact the Lottery’s Player Relations Division at 517-373-1237 to set up an appointment to claim their prize.
