Powerball Winner

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.

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).

• WTMJ.com: $232 Million Powerball Winner in South Dakota (May 28, 2009)