Winner of $559.7M Powerball jackpot remains mystery

MERRIMACK, N.H. — No one has come forward yet to claim the lone Powerball ticket sold in New Hampshire that matched all six numbers for a $559.7 million jackpot, lottery officials said Monday.

The winning Powerball numbers drawn Saturday night were 12-29-3033-61 and Powerball 26.

New Hampshire Lottery spokeswoman Maura Mccann said it was “all quiet” as of Monday morning. No one had presented the ticket yet to claim the nation’s eighth-largest lottery jackpot. The winner has a year to claim the prize from the draw date.

But even after someone claims the prize, it’s possible that the winner may remain anonymous. New Hampshire, like a handful of other states, lets winners claim the prize through trusts. By disclosing the name of the trust only, they can shield their identity.

That’s what happened in 2016, when a New Hampshire family won a $487 million Powerball jackpot. About six weeks after the July drawing, lawyers for the family’s new trust claimed the prize and announced the family was donating $100,000 to charity.

Saturday’s winning ticket was sold at the Reeds Ferry Market in Merrimack, about 25 miles south of Concord. The store will receive a $75,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

On Friday, a single ticket sold in Florida nabbed a $450 million Mega Millions grand prize.