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Michigan player wins $1M Powerball Match 5 prize as jackpot climbs to $635M for Wednesday

No ticket won the Powerball jackpot on 19 October, but a Michigan player took a $1 million Match 5 prize. The top prize is now estimated at $635 million for Wednesday's drawing.

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Monday's Powerball drawing ended without a jackpot winner, though several smaller prizes were claimed. The biggest came from Michigan, where a player matched all five white numbers but missed the Powerball, earning a $1 million Match 5 payout.

Had that ticket also matched the Powerball, the prize would have been $611 million, or $257.2 million as a one-time lump sum. The numbers drawn on October 19 were 8, 31, 32, 42 and 48, with a red Powerball of 23. The Power Play multiplier was 4x.

The multiplier lifted a few lower-tier prizes. Two players who matched four white numbers plus the Powerball and had Power Play active won $200,000 each. Eight other players with the same match but without Power Play won $50,000 each.

With the jackpot unclaimed, the top prize rises for Wednesday's drawing. It is currently estimated at $635 million, with a cash value of $267.5 million.

The Michigan win is the latest in a run of Match 5 prizes in recent weeks. On Saturday, a Maryland player won $1 million by matching all five white numbers. Before that, a Minnesota player matched all five white numbers with Power Play active, which produced a $2 million Match 5 + Power Play prize.

A Briton also won $1 million earlier, becoming the latest UK-based Match 5 winner. Powerball launched in the UK earlier this year as part of Allwyn's modernization of The National Lottery, giving local players access to an uncapped jackpot.

Based on reporting by GamblingNews.

Michigan player wins $1M Powerball Match 5 prize as jackpot climbs to $635M for Wednesday · GAMBLIMATICA