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Powerball Player Misses Jackpot By 1 Number In Baltimore County
A Powerball player missed the jackpot by one number in Baltimore County. The victor still scored a $50,000 prize.
REISTERSTOWN, MD — A Powerball player in Baltimore County missed winning a jackpot nearing $1 billion by one number, the Maryland Lottery said Monday.
The Reisterstown player matched four of the first five numbers drawn plus the Powerball number, delivering a $50,000 prize in the Dec. 1 drawing.
The ticket was sold that day at the Main Street Shell, located at 30 Main St. The winnings had not been claimed by Monday.
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Nobody has hit the Powerball jackpot since early September.
Wednesday's drawing will be worth an annuity of $930 million or a one-time payment of $429 million. That would be the seventh-largest jackpot in the game's history, the USA Today network reported.
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Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Powerball drawings are also live-streamed on Powerball.com.
To learn how to claim a prize, click here.
Anybody with a gambling problem can get free and confidential help by visiting mdgamblinghelp.org or calling 1-800-GAMBLER.
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