The Powerball amount increased by the time of drawing to $758.7 million jackpot — the second-largest Powerball jackpot in history. The numbers drawn: 6, 7, 16, 23, 26. Powerball: 4. This is second biggest jackpot since the $1.6 billion prize shared by three people in January 2016. In Wednesday night’s drawing, there were $2 million winners in Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to the Powerball website. There were $1 million winners in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.
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— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) August 24, 2017
A ticket sold at #HandyVariety in #Watertown, MA is the lone winner of the $758.7 million #Powerball jackpot!!! pic.twitter.com/BvYZ4eauSC
— Mass. State Lottery (@MAStateLottery) August 24, 2017