Powerball ticket worth $337M sold in Michigan

Published August 16, 2012 2:53pm ET



LAPEER, Mich. (AP) — A gas station in a small Michigan city is buzzing with excitement after the state lottery announced Thursday that a $337 million jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold there.

The Michigan Lottery said the ticket was sold in Lapeer, about 45 miles north of Detroit. There wasn’t immediate word about the buyer’s identity. It was the third biggest Powerball jackpot in the game’s history, lottery officials said, and the holder could take home a $241 million lump sum.

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