Someone in Michigan won a Powerball jackpot of $842.4 million

One person in Michigan won the Powerball prize of $842.4 million on Monday night. The lucky numbers were 12, 21, 42, 44, 49, and the Powerball was 1.

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The winning ticket was sold at the Food Castle Of Grand Blanc in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

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Originally, the jackpot was supposed to be $810 million, but more people bought tickets, so it went up.

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The winner can choose to receive $425.2 million as a one-time cash payment.

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This jackpot is the fifth largest in Powerball history and the tenth largest in U.S. lottery history, according to Powerball.

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The last time someone won Powerball was in October, with a massive $1.765 billion winning ticket sold in southern California. Monday's drawing was the thirty-fifth one since then.

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The chances of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

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So, after 35 tries since the last win, finally, someone hit the jackpot again. It just shows that even though it's super hard to win, sometimes,

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someone gets really lucky. And this time, it's the person from Michigan who is now a multimillionaire!

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