Powerball player just misses $250 million prize
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The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot (five numbers plus the Powerball) are 1 in 292.2 million. The chances of taking home the Match 5 prize is 1 in 11.68 million, while the four numbers plus the Powerball has odds of 1 in 913,129.18.
Paul Corcoran of Fitchburg wins two $1M Powerball prizes in the same drawing after purchasing tickets at two Massachusetts stores. Both retailers earn $10K bonuses.
More than 575,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $1 million, the lottery said.
According to a press release from Powerball, Paul Corcoran of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, won $2 million in the July 9 Powerball drawing. He did so with a pair of tickets, both of which were worth $1 million after he matched five numbers. Corcoran did not intend to purchase both tickets, though.