A Powerball ticket sold in northeast Kansas won Saturday evening's $92.9 million jackpot
The purchaser of a Powerball ticket sold in northeast Kansas that game's $92.9 million jackpot in Saturday evening's drawing, the Kansas Lottery said.
The prize hadn't yet been claimed, and the site of the store that sold the winning ticket won't be made public until after that happens, said Cory Thone, a spokesman for the Lottery.
The winner will have the option of remaining anonymous when claiming the prize, he said.
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Region where ticket was sold includes Shawnee County
The grand prize totaled $92,900,000 for the annuity option or $47,309,601 for the cash option, Thone said.
He said the purchase was made in a region that includes Shawnee, Douglas, Jefferson, Osage, Wabaunsee, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Doniphan, Riley, Atchison, Geary, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Franklin, Miami, Morris and the northern half of Lyon counties.
The retailer involved will be eligible to receive a bonus for selling the winning ticket, Thone said.
The winning numbers were 7, 28, 62, 63 and 64, with a Powerball of 10, he said.
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Big win came just before Thanksgiving
Stephen Durrell, the Lottery's executive director, noted that the big win came on the weekend before Thanksgiving.
“The Kansas Lottery had the pleasure of making someone out there a little more thankful this week,” he said. “We are thrilled for our winner, as nothing makes us happier than giving away a big jackpot to our players.”
Saturday evening marked the first time the Powerball jackpot had been hit by a ticket sold in Kansas since 2012, Thone said. That ticket, featuring an annuity option of $50 million, was also sold in northeast Kansas.
Tim Hrenchir can be contacted at 785-213-5934 or threnchir@gannett.com.
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