Two winning Powerball tickets worth $1 million each sold in Ohio

Monroe Trombly, The Columbus Dispatch
·2 min read

No one hit the Powerball jackpot Monday, so the prize now soars to an estimated $1.2 billion.

But check those tickets. You still could have won a payout, albeit a smaller one.

Stores in Ohio sold two auto-pick tickets matching all five numbers from Monday's drawing but not the Powerball. Each of those winning tickets is worth $1 million.

According to Ohio Lottery officials, one of the $1 million tickets was sold in Norwalk in northern Ohio at Norwalk Mickey Mart #20, 331 Milan Avenue. The other $1 million ticket came from Par-Mar #82, 38175 State Route 7, in Newport along the Ohio River in Washington County, about 15 miles upstream from Marietta.

Lottery balls are seen in a box at Kavanagh Liquors in 2015 in San Lorenzo, California. No one hit the Powerball jackpot Monday, so the prize now soars to an estimated $1.2 billion.
Lottery balls are seen in a box at Kavanagh Liquors in 2015 in San Lorenzo, California. No one hit the Powerball jackpot Monday, so the prize now soars to an estimated $1.2 billion.

Monday's winning numbers were 13, 19, 36, 39, 59, and the Powerball was 13.

Powerball: When is the next drawing?

The next drawing for the $1.2 billion prize is 10:59 p.m. Wednesday. It's one of the largest in Powerball's 30-year history, second only to the $1.586 billion that was split in 2016 between three winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.

What are the odds of winning Powerball?

About one in 292.2 million. That means you stand a better chance at being struck by lighting (1/15,300) and dating a supermodel (1/88,000).

How much are Powerball tickets?

$2 a piece. They are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

How do you play Powerball?

Select five numbers from 1 to 69 and one number from 1 to 26.

You can choose your lucky numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick your numbers.

To win, match one of the nine ways to win:

  • 5 white balls + 1 red Powerball = Grand prize

  • 5 white balls = $1 million

  • 4 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $50,000

  • 4 white balls = $100

  • 3 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $100

  • 3 white balls = $7

  • 2 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $7

  • 1 white ball + 1 red Powerball = $4

  • 1 red Powerball = $4

You can multiply non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 with the Power Play option for an additional $1 per play.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Powerball: Two $1 million tickets were sold in Ohio