'It's going to be a very green spring for our first Powerball jackpot winner of 2019,' David Barden, Powerball Product Group chairman and New Mexico Lottery CEO, said in a statement.
The $768.4 million is the third-largest behind the world record $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee in January 2016, and the $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot won in South Carolina last October. Powerball said the winning numbers are 16, 20, 37, 44, 62 and the Powerball number is 12.
RECOMMENDED: Tequesta man wins $1 million playing Powerball lottery Due to strong ticket sales, the jackpot climbed to an estimated $768.4 million at the time of the drawing with a cash option of $477 million. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A single ticket sold in Wisconsin matched all six numbers in the Wednesday night Powerball drawing to win the third-largest jackpot in U.S.
