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Powerball Jackpot Rises to $234 Million After Nine Million-Dollar Wins

One ticket’s Power Play option doubled its prize to $2 million with winning entries spanning six states.

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Overview

  • No ticket matched all six numbers in the July 9 draw, causing the jackpot to roll over to an estimated $234 million for the July 12 drawing.
  • Nine players matched the five white balls to each win $1 million, with one drawing using Power Play to boost its prize to $2 million.
  • Winning tickets for the second-tier prizes were sold in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Florida, Nebraska and Texas.
  • More than 415,000 other tickets claimed lower-tier prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000 in the same drawing.
  • The odds of winning the $1 million prize stand at roughly 1 in 11.7 million, underscoring the rarity of such wins.