Only one winner in $559M jackpot

MERRIMACK, N.H.—It’s been a billion-dollar lottery weekend after a lone Powerball ticket sold in New Hampshire matched all six numbers and will claim a $559.7 million jackpot, one day after another single ticket sold in Florida nabbed a $450 million Mega Millions grand prize.

Since Reeds Ferry Market opened at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, dozens of excited regulars have stopped by the small convenience store that sold the winning ticket to congratulate the owner and chat about the win, store owner Sam Safa said. He doesn’t know the identity of the winner, but hopes one of the regulars from the 100-year-old store won the nation’s eighth-largest lottery jackpot.

“I’m very excited and overwhelmed,” said Safa.

The store will receive a $75,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

The winning Powerball numbers drawn Saturday night were 12-2930-33-61 and Powerball 26.

The initial jackpot was estimated at $570 million, but the actual jackpot at the time of the drawing was the lesser amount, $559.7 million, lottery officials said.

The winner had not come forward as of presstime.

“We are looking forward to meeting New Hampshire’s latest big winner—someone woke up a multimillionaire this morning!” said New Hampshire Lottery Executive Director Charlie McIntyre.

The Florida Lottery says the winning Mega Millions ticket from Friday night’s drawing was bought at a convenience store in Port Richey. The identity of that winner also had not yet been revealed.

The winning numbers to claim the Mega Millions jackpot were 28-30-39-59-70-10.