Powerball winner: Mass. lottery player wins $1M in Boston
A lottery player in Massachusetts won $1 million during the drawing for $1.5 billion prize on Saturday night.
The winning numbers were: 04-05-28-52-69, Powerball: 20, Power Play: 3X.
The ticket was bought in Dorchester at the Dugout Supermarket.
The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to rise after two lucky winners in Texas and another from Missouri won $1.8 billion in the September 6 drawing .
The estimated Powerball jackpot was $1.50 billion for Saturday's drawing. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $689.3 million.
The estimated jackpot for the next drawing is $1.6 billion with an estimated cash prize of $735.3 million.
The Double Play is a feature that gives players in select locations another chance to match their Powerball numbers in a separate drawing. The Double Play drawing is held following the regular drawing and has a top cash prize of $10 million.
A $2 ticket gives you a one in 292.2 million chance at joining the hall of Powerball jackpot champions.
The drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Eastern, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The deadline to purchase tickets is 9:45 p.m.
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