South Dakota Lottery Confirms Huge Monday Night Powerball Winner

Some people were probably waking up on Monday morning feeling a little disappointed after losing the $900 million Powerball Jackpot prize. But think again! One South Dakota resident is now $200,000 richer.

The Powerball Jackpot has been a big topic lately. Drawings occur every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening. Although a South Dakota ticket did not win the $900 million prize on Monday night's drawing (July 17th), one South Dakota Powerball Jackpot ticket did win a huge amount of money. Where was this winning ticket sold? It was at a gas station in Viborg, South Dakota.

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In a post on its Facebook account, officials with the South Dakota Lottery say found the winning Powerball Jackpot ticket at Pump N Stuff in Viborg. Winning $200,000 is still a lot of money, especially since most South Dakota residents did not think they won anything.

South Dakota Lottery (via Facebook)

These were the winning Powerball Jackpot numbers from Monday evening's drawing on July 17th:

5, 8, 9, 17 and 41, and the Powerball is 21

It seems like the South Dakota Lottery is still searching for the winning $200,000 ticket. If you did win the prize money, here's what you should do:

To claim your prize, visit a South Dakota Lottery redemption center. The Sioux Falls office is located at 3605 South Western Ave.

If you have yet to win lotteries like the Powerball Jackpot. Don't worry! There is still another chance for you to become not only a millionaire....but maybe a BILLIONAIRE! The next drawing for the Powerball Jackpot will be Wednesday, July 19th (tonight). The new Powerball Jackpot total is estimated to reach $1 billion. That's LIFE-CHANGING money!

The chances of winning Wednesday's lottery is 1 in about 292 million people. You have better chances of getting struck by lightning twice (1 in 19 million) or even becoming President of the United States (1 in 32.6 million).

Who knows...you could be that 1 in about 292 million! Happy playing! Always remember to play responsibly.

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