$473 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Arizona
By Ginny Reese
May 3, 2022
The second-largest Powerball jackpot of the year was up for grabs on Wednesday, and one Arizona resident was a big winner, reported KGUN 9.
The ticket was sold for Wednesday's $473.1 million Powerball lottery jackpot. The winner will be taking home a huge cash payout of more than $272 million after taxes.
The winning numbers for the big win were: 11, 36, 61, 62, and 68. The Powerball was 4 and the Power Play multiplier was 2x.
The winning ticket was sold at a Quik Trip convenience store near Gilbert and Warner roads in Gilbert. A statement from lottery officials say that the jackpot is the largest ever won with a single ticket in Arizona.
The largest ever Powerball jackpot in history was $1.586 billion. It was split between three tickets in 2016, which were sold in California, Florida, and Tennessee.
The overall odds of winning a Powerball prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.