Posted on 28 October 2018 at 06:50 | Updated October 28, 2018 at 6:51 am
Powerball Lottery
Courtesy Michigan State Lottery
Matt Durr | MLive.com
LANSING, MI – Two players will share the fourth-largest lottery prize in US history after equaling the five white numbers and Powerball to win the $ 687-million jackpot for the draw on Saturday, October 27.
These winning tickets were sold in Iowa and New York.
That means the draw on Wednesday, October 31 will be $ 40 million with a $ 23 million cash option.
The powerball numbers (blanks) of October 27: 8-12-13-19-27
The red Power Number: 4
The power play number: 3
Powerball winners for October 27th:
- Before the draw, lottery officials announced that the jackpot was worth $ 687 million, against a previous estimate of $ 750 million.
- With the grand prize winner, 15 players matched the five white numbers to win a million dollars. These tickets were sold in California, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.
- There were two winners in California, two in Florida, two in New Jersey, two in New York and three in Texas.
- One player from Florida and one from Texas also played the power play option that raised their winnings to $ 2 million.
- In Michigan, seven tickets sold for four white balls and Powerball to win $ 50,000. It was the biggest prize won in the state.
- A total of 3,571,173 draw winners earned at least $ 4 each. In Michigan, 114,161 winners were won.
Powerball is available in 44 states in Washington, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Players select five white numbers from (1 to 69) and a red ball (from 1 to 26). Tickets cost $ 2 each.
In other news from the Michigan Lottery:
- The next Mega Millions draw will take place on Tuesday, October 30, with a jackpot estimated at $ 45 million and a cash option of $ 25 million.
- The next Lotto 47 draw will take place on Wednesday 31 October at 19:29. with a jackpot of $ 1.25 million. The deadline is 19:08. That day.
- Sunday's Fantasy 5 jackpot is estimated at $ 110,000. The drawing is at 19:29 The deadline is set at 19:08.
To learn more about the Michigan Lottery, check out the official Michigan Lottery website, which also offers more information on instant tickets, raffles and other lottery games.