Powerball ticket sold in North Carolina bags $1 million win; Jackpot rolls to $85M
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Check your tickets!
No one won the whole Powerball jackpot from the latest drawing but someone in North Carolina is a millionaire.
According to the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL), one ticket purchased for Saturday's Powerball drawing matched all five white balls to win a $1 million prize.
The $2 ticket was purchased at the Food Mart on The Plaza in Charlotte, NCEL officials said in a news release.
And get this, the ticket was the only $1 million winner and the largest nationally in the drawing.
The odds of matching numbers on all five white balls are 1 in 11.6 million.
The winner has 180 days to claim the big win.
Since no one won Saturday's jackpot, the new jackpot for Monday's drawing will climb to $85 million as an annuity or $36.9 million cash.
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