Powerball results: $1M winning ticket sold at Williams Liquor in Elmhurst, Illinois Lottery says

$1 billion jackpot winning ticket sold in California after winning numbers lottery drawing

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
$1M winning Powerball ticket sold at Elmhurst liquor store
Someone in the Chicago area is a winner of a million dollars in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing.

ELMHURST, Ill. (WLS) -- While the $1 billion jackpot prize was sold in California, an Illinois ticket won $1 million in Wednesday's drawing.



The Illinois Lottery said the $1 million-winning ticket was sold at Williams Liquor in Elmhurst at 925 S. York Street.



The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing were: 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and Powerball: 24.



There were also seven $50,000 winning tickets sold in Illinois in Rockford, Waukegan, Princeton, Durand and three sold online.



The jackpot prize for the drawing was $1.08 billion, with a winning ticket sold in Los Angeles.



Retailers that sell winning Powerball tickets receive a bonus of 1 percent of the prize amount.



Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.



The odds of winning the top Powerball prize are 1 in 292,201,338.



SEE ALSO: Why does the Powerball jackpot get so high?



Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw to claim their prize.



Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.



10 biggest Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots won in U.S. lottery history


1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022 (1 ticket from California)


2. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)


3. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)


4. $1.35 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket from Maine)



5. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)


6. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)


7. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)


Manuel Franco, of West Allis, Wisconsin, is the winner of the $768.4M Powerball jackpot.

8. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)


9. $754.6 million, Powerball, Feb. 6, 2023 (one ticket, from Washington


10. $731.1 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)

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