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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Two multi-million dollar Powerball tickets were sold in the state fpr Saturday night’s drawing, according to WKRN News 2.
One of the tickets worth $50 million was purchased in Harriman in Roane County. The winner matched all six numbers drawn.
A second ticket worth $2 million was purchased in Hohenwald in Lewis County. The ticket matched five of the six numbers worth $1 million, but the player added the “Power Play” option, doubling the win.
Information about the winners won’t be known or released until the prizes are claimed.
The $50 million jackpot is the second Powerball jackpot won in Tennessee during the past year and the third since the Lottery began offering the game in April 2004.
In June 2014, a Knoxville man won a $259.8 million jackpot, the Tennessee Lottery’s largest prize to date.