Massachusetts C-Store Sells Powerball Winner

Second largest lottery prize in U.S. history yielded a $758.7 million jackpot.

August 24, 2017

CHICOPEE, Mass. – Powerball announced that a single ticket sold at a Pride Station & Store in Chicopee, Mass., was the winner of Wednesday night’s $758.7 million jackpot, according to the Powerball website. It was the second largest lottery prize in United States history, according to the Associated Press.

Massachusetts State Lottery initially reported that the ticket had been purchased at the Handy Variety convenience store in Watertown, about nine miles west of Boston. The lottery later corrected that statement, saying the lone winning ticket had been purchased at a Pride Station & Store in Chicopee. Handy Variety, in fact, sold a $1 million prize, according to the lottery.

The winning numbers were 6, 7, 16, 23 and 26, and the final number, called the Powerball number, was 4, reports the Washington Post. The name of the massive jackpot’s winner has not yet been released. The payout, which can be taken in a lump sum or in 29 yearly payments, is estimated to be around $443 million, depending on state taxes.

That isn’t to say others weren’t close. Powerball Product Group Chair Charlie McIntyre said in a statement said several tickets also struck gold, the AP reported. Six tickets—sold in Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and the Virgin Islands—won $2 million each. Thirty-four tickets others across the United States won $1 million.

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