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- $232 million Powerball jackpot matched a ticket in South Dakota
- Prize was originally $222 million, but the jackpot went higher due to salesMSNBC: $232 Million Powerball Winner in South Dakota (May 28, 2009)
- Winning numbers announced on Wednesday, May 27, 2009
- The winner numbers: 5, 6,12,16 and 21; Powerball 7
- Multiplier number was 3
- Eight people in Wisconsin won $200,000 for having all the numbers except the Powerball 7MSNBC: $232 Million Powerball Winner in South Dakota (May 28, 2009)
- Powerball is played in 30 states in the United StatesWaaytv.com: Powerball: One Winner in South Dakota
- Powerball is also played in Washington, DC and the U.S. Virgin IslandsWaaytv.com: Powerball: One Winner in South Dakota
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The Powerball jackpot had reached $232 million in the May 27, 2009, drawing. The winning numbers in the drawing were 5,6,12,16 and 21, the Powerball was 7. Someone in South Dakota had a matching ticket with all the numbers including the Powerball. The multiplier number was 3.MSNBC: $232 Million Powerball Winner in South Dakota (May 28, 2009)
Several people each won $200,000, as their tickets had all the numbers except for the number 7, the Powerball number.MSNBC: $232 Million Powerball Winner in South Dakota (May 28, 2009) Four tickets, two in Connecticut, one in Arizona and Kentucky, won $1 million for the Power Play multiplier option.
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Areas that participate
Since the start in 1987 Powerball has grown in its size to 32 states and territories including:Arizona (1994), Colorado (2001), Connecticut (1995), Delaware (1991), District of Columbia (1988), Florida (2009), Idaho (1990), Indiana (1990), Iowa (1988), Kansas (1988), Kentucky (1991), Louisiana (1995), Maine (2004), Minnesota (1990), Missouri (1988), Montana (1989), Nebraska (1994), New Hampshire (1995), New Mexico (1996), North Carolina (2006), North Dakota (2004), Oklahoma (2006), Oregon (1988), Pennsylvania (2002), Rhode Island (1988), South Carolina (2002), South Dakota (1990), Tennessee (2004), U.S. Virgin Islands (2002), Vermont (2003), West Virginia (1988), and Wisconsin (1989).




