A Powerball ticket sold in the Twin Cities this weekend was one number shy of a $119 million payout but is still worth a cool $1 million for the lucky buyer, lottery officials said Monday.
The ticket sold at Robbinsdale Food Market at 4001 West Broadway for Saturday's drawing matched the first five numbers to win the $1 million. Those numbers were 17-28-31-32-39.
The ticket did not have the Powerball number of 26, which would have meant a $119 million windfall. No tickets matched all the numbers.
The $1 million winner has a year to claim the prize at state lottery headquarters in Roseville.
Powerball tickets are $2 each and are sold in Minnesota, 43 other states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The jackpot grows with each drawing without a winner. Wednesday's total stands at roughly $134 million.
Paul Walsh
