Wednesday’s winning $731.1 million Powerball jackpot ticket — the fourth largest jackpot in the lottery’s history — was sold in Maryland, according to lottery officials.
A single ticket matched all six numbers in the drawing: 40, 53, 60, 68, 69, plus Powerball 22, and Power Play multiplier 3X.
The winner will have the choice between an estimated annuity of $731.1 million, paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, or a lump-sum payment of $546.8 million — before taxes, of course.
The winning ticket for Wednesday’s jackpot was sold in Allegany County, located in northwestern Maryland, but additional details weren’t immediately available, the Maryland Lottery said in a statement.
WTOP is working to learn which store in Maryland sold the ticket.
The winner or winners may never be known. Maryland is one of a handful of states where the Powerball winner can stay anonymous.
Following the win, the new jackpot drops to an estimated $20 million for the next drawing Saturday.
Top 10 Powerball jackpots:
1. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016 — California, Florida, Tennessee
2. $768.4 million — March 27, 2019 — Wisconsin
3. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017 — Massachusetts
4. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021 — Maryland
5. $687.8 million — Oct. 27, 2018 — Iowa, New York
6. $590.5 million — May 18, 2013 — Florida
7. $587.5 million — Nov. 28, 2012 — Arizona, Missouri
8. $564.1 million — Feb. 11, 2015 — North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas
9. $559.7 million — Jan. 6, 2018 — New Hampshire
10. $487.0 million — July 30, 2016 — New Hampshire
The prize also was the sixth largest U.S. lottery jackpot.
The largest ever lottery jackpots in the nation were the $1.586 billion Powerball on Jan. 13, 2016, followed by the $1.537 billion Mega Million on Oct. 23, 2018.
Another 12 Powerball tickets matched all five white balls but missed matching the red Powerball, winning $1 million each. One of the tickets, which was sold in Maryland, ended up with the prize doubled to $2 million. The winner had chosen the option called Power Play for an extra dollar.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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