A single ticket sold in New York won the Powerball® jackpot in the August 11 drawing.
The ticket matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win the jackpot worth an estimated $245.6 million; $147.8 million cash value.
According to the New York Lottery, the jackpot-winning ticket was purchased atSTOP & SHOP located at 2754 HylanBlvd. in Staten Island, NY.
The winning numbers in the August 11 drawing were: 05 – 43 – 56 – 62 – 68, Powerball 24, Power Play 2X.
This wasthe sixth time the Powerball jackpot has been won this year. Previous jackpot wins in 2018 include:
January 6, 2018 – New Hampshire, $559.7 million
March 17, 2018 – Pennsylvania, $456.7 million
March 24, 2018 – Louisiana, $55.9 million
May 19, 2018 – New Jersey, $315.3 million
June 20, 2018 – Oregon, $150.4 million
Two other tickets, sold in Georgia and Florida, matched all five white balls in the August 11 drawing. The ticket sold in Georgia won the *Match 5 *prize of $1 million. The ticket sold in Florida doubled the *Match 5 *prize to win $2 million, because it included the Power Play® feature for an extra dollar.
The Powerball jackpot resets to $40 million for the Wednesday, Aug. 15 drawing. The 10X multiplier will be in play as part of the Power Play feature since the advertised annuitized jackpot is under $150 million.