XENIA, Ohio — The winning $1.08 billion Powerball ticket may not have been sold in Ohio, but someone did win $1 million in the Buckeye State.
The winning lottery ticket was sold at Grocerylan in Xenia, which is about 16 miles southeast of Dayton.
The winning ticket matched all five numbers from Thursday night's drawing, but missed the Powerball number. The person who bought the ticket used Ohio Lottery's auto pick feature to match the winning numbers.
The $1 billion ticket was sold in California. Jackpot winners have the option to be paid out the full amount over 29 years, or choose the smaller cash option. The cash option for Wednesday's drawing was $558.1 million, before taxes.
For the millions who didn't win the billion-dollar jackpot, there's still a chance at life-changing cash this week with Friday's Mega Millions jackpot of $720 million. The last Mega Millions jackpot was won on April 18. Powerball hadn't seen a grand prize winner since April 19.
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