Tuesday night was a big night for one Washingtonian, as someone in the state has won the fifth largest Powerball jackpot and ninth-largest US lottery jackpot of $754.6 million!
That was confirmed by the Washington State Lottery office, who say the winning numbers were 5, 11, 22, 23, 69 and the powerball 7. The winning ticket was sold at a Fred Meyer store in Auburn. The payout options are for an annuity that would be paid out gradually over 29 years, or the more popular cash option that will pay a one time lump sum, in this case 407.2 million dollars before federal and state taxes. Last nights jackpot had been accumulating since November 19th. With the win, it will reset the jackpot to $20 Million.