Powerball, the markets react

LAPORTE — One of the two winning tickets in Wednesday’s drawing for the over $141 million Powerball jackpot was sold here. Powerball has emerged this Saturday as one of the stories drawing attention in New Zealand.

Key facts

• LAPORTE — One of the two winning tickets in Wednesday’s drawing for the over $141 million Powerball jackpot was sold here.
• 18 winning Powerball tickets worth at least $1M sold in N.J. and here’s where.
• Powerball ticket worth $70+ million sold at LaPorte supermarket.
• Another ticket sold in Michigan city is reportedly worth $1 million.
• Pontius-Buell said it was the first time a winning ticket for such a large jackpot in any of the lottery drawings was sold at the store, which has been selling Powerball and other lottery tickets for over 30 years.

What we know

Going deeper, 18 winning Powerball tickets worth at least $1M sold in N.J. and here’s where.

On the substance, Powerball ticket worth $70+ million sold at LaPorte supermarket.

Beyond the headlines, Another ticket sold in Michigan city is reportedly worth $1 million.

More precisely, Pontius-Buell said it was the first time a winning ticket for such a large jackpot in any of the lottery drawings was sold at the store, which has been selling Powerball and other lottery tickets for over 30 years.

It is worth noting that According to the Hoosier Lottery, another ticket sold in Michigan City is worth $1 million for matching five numbers but not the Powerball number.

By the numbers

At this stage, this article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: $70 million Powerball lottery ticket sold at LaPorte supermarket.

On a related note, 7 winning lottery tickets worth total of $9M sold in Pa.

Going deeper, According to the Hoosier Lottery, the ticket matching all six numbers was purchased at Al’s Supermarket at 702 E.

What they're saying

“I’m excited for our customer that won,” she said.

The wider context

On a related note, Alexis Pontius-Buell, Vice-President of Lakeshore Foods, the owner of Al’s Supermarket and other stores in the regional grocery chain, said she was definitely surprised when informed where the winning ticket was bought.

Going deeper, the name of the winning ticket holder has not been announced.

On the substance, LaPorte Mayor Tom Dermody congratulated whoever has the winning ticket and the owners of the store, which will receive an undisclosed cash stipend for selling the ticket.

Beyond the headlines, I’m sure they will have all kinds of new friends they never knew before.”

More precisely, the jackpot will be divided between whoever holds the winning ticket in LaPorte and the holder of the other winning ticket purchased in Kansas.

The bottom line

• This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: $70 million Powerball lottery ticket sold at LaPorte supermarket.
• The name of the winning ticket holder has not been announced.
• The jackpot will be divided between whoever holds the winning ticket in LaPorte and the holder of the other winning ticket purchased in Kansas.