Kansan wins million dollar Powerball prize
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Lottery says one lucky Kansan has become a millionaire overnight after a ticket with a $1 million value was sold in the Sunflower State.
A ticket for the Sept. 27 Powerball drawing was sold in North Central Kansas, according to the Kansas Lottery. The winning numbers were 1-7-46-47-63 with a Powerball of 7. The winning ticket matched each number with the exception of the Powerball, giving it a value of $1 million.
The winner has until Sept. 27, 2024, to claim the cash, according to the Kansas Lottery. The ticket was sold to someone in the following counties:
- Smith
- Jewell
- Republic
- Washington
- Osborne
- Mitchell
- Cloud
- Clay
- Russell
- Lincoln
- Ottawa
- Ellsworth
- Saline
- Dickinson
The next Powerball drawing will be on Saturday, Sept. 30, for an estimated $925 million, according to the Kansas Lottery. This will be the third largest Powerball jackpot and the ninth largest US Lottery jackpot of all time. The last Powerball jackpot reached more than $1 billion in the summer of 2023. The winner of the prize, which ultimately reached an estimated $1.602 billion, recently stepped forward to claim the money in Florida. Earlier this year, several Kansans won big prizes through the lottery. A Kansan from Johnson County who drew a winning $92 million jackpot ticket in 2022 claimed the winnings in January, 2023.