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A Wyoming man found a $1 million Powerball ticket in his wallet after nearly two months

The Good Day Grand Rapids teamFrom the Oct. 31 edition · 1 min read · 4 sources

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If you've got old lottery tickets in your wallet, this one's for you. Michael Vander Lugt, 54, of Wyoming, handed a cashier a few old Powerball tickets to pay for a pop when he came up short on cash. One scan told him to file a claim at the lottery office, and he checked the numbers in his car.

That ticket, bought for the Saturday, Aug. 8 drawing, matched five white balls and won $1 million. Vander Lugt plans to pay off his mortgage and invest the rest. Cars 108 notes the Michigan Lottery puts the combined Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots at $1.2 billion.

Tonight's Powerball jackpot sits at $760 million

$760 million
estimated Powerball jackpot for tonight's drawing
$326 million
cash prize on that jackpot
$2
to play Powerball

Source: Times Herald

  • Winning numbers: 5, 9, 35, 54 and 63
  • Bought at Big Top Market, 3630 Clyde Park Ave. SW
  • Next drawing: 10:59 p.m. tonight
  • Power Play: $1 more multiplies non-jackpot prizes

Powerball's jackpot is bigger than Mega Millions'

Sources: Times Herald, Cars 108

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Value
Powerball$760 million
Mega Millions$463 million

Sources: Times Herald, Cars 108, Detroit Free Press, Midland Daily News

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