The Florida Lottery announced on Friday that Jean Scalea, 44, of Wellington, claimed a $1 million prize from the POWERBALL® drawing held on November 7, 2022, at the Lottery’s West Palm Beach District Office.
The winning POWERBALL Quick Pick ticket matched all five white ball numbers but did not match the Power Ball number.
Scalea purchased her $1 million-winning POWERBALL Quick-Pick ticket from Wellington Marathon at 2741 South State Road 7 in Wellington.
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The retailer will receive a $1,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
The next POWERBALL drawing will be held Saturday, April 22 at 10:59 p.m., ET, with an estimated $20 million jackpot.
There have been 477 Powerball jackpot winners. The largest jackpot ever won was $1.586 billion, which was won by a group from California, Florida, and Tennessee in January 2016.
The next largest jackpot was $1.537 billion, won by a single ticket holder in South Carolina in October 2018.
The following is a list of the 10 states with the most Powerball winners:
- Indiana: 39
- Missouri: 31
- Minnesota: 22
- Kentucky: 18
- Pennsylvania: 18
- Louisiana: 17
- Wisconsin: 17
- Arizona: 13
- Florida: 13
- Kansas: 11
Florida has had 13 Powerball jackpot winners since the game began in 1992. The largest jackpot won in Florida was $41 million, which was won by a man from Lee County in April 2023. The next largest jackpot won in Florida was $390 million, which was won by a group of people from Tampa Bay in January 2016.
Here is a list of all the Powerball jackpot winners in Florida:
- January 20, 2016: $390 million, won by a group of people from Tampa Bay
- April 21, 2023: $41 million, won by a man from Lee County
- January 14, 2015: $26 million, won by a man from Miami-Dade County
- January 17, 2014: $29 million, won by a woman from Broward County
- May 18, 2013: $27 million, won by a man from Palm Beach County
- January 18, 2012: $29 million, won by a man from Hillsborough County
- August 23, 2011: $27 million, won by a woman from Palm Beach County
- January 22, 2011: $29 million, won by a man from Broward County
- May 21, 2010: $25 million, won by a man from Miami-Dade County
- February 26, 2010: $29 million, won by a man from Palm Beach County
- December 22, 2009: $27 million, won by a woman from Broward County
- March 14, 2009: $29 million, won by a man from Palm Beach County
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It is important to note that this list only includes jackpot winners. There have been many more people who have won smaller prizes playing Powerball. In fact, over 1.5 billion tickets have been sold since the game began in 1992.
Powerball is a multi-state lottery game played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game is played by selecting five white balls from 1 to 69 and one red ball from 1 to 26. The jackpot is won if a player matches all six numbers.
Powerball is one of the most popular lotteries in the world. In 2022, the game generated over $7 billion in revenue. The money from Powerball is used to fund education, infrastructure, and other public programs in the participating states.
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