$1 Million Powerball Sold @ Mobil Mini-Mart in Rye
A one million dollar prize winning Powerball ticket was sold at the Mobil gas station’s Chestnut Mart convenience store in Rye. The mini mart is at 69 Theodore Fremd Avenue at the corner of Locust Avenue. No word on the winner but he or she has one year to collect the prize.
The winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of one to 69. The red Power Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26. The Powerball drawing is televised every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59pm.
Three ticket purchasers won the “pick 5” $1 million dollar second prize based on the winning numbers 01, 12, 20, 33, and 66, with the separate Powerball numbered 21. Besides Rye, the other winners were in California and Florida. The Saturday drawing produced more than 1.5 million winning tickets across the country, including the three $1 million tickets. But no one won the grand prize.
The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated $785 million for the next drawing on late Monday night. The jackpot currently ranks as the game’s fourth-largest prize – only behind three grand prizes that reached the billion-dollar mark.
If a player wins the jackpot on Monday night, they will have the choice between an annuitized prize worth an estimated $785 million or a lump sum payment estimated at $367 million. Both prize options are before taxes. If the winner selects the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.
Powerball tickets are $2 per play. If you are playing, good luck and don’t forget the rest of us if you win!
