NOVI, Mich. – A Novi woman is the lucky winner of a $1 million Powerball lottery prize sold ahead of last week's $758 million jackpot drawing.
Nancy Simmons, 52, matched five white balls drawn Wednesday: 06-07-16-23-26. She bought her winning ticket at Old West Tobacco on West Pontiac Trail Road in Novi.
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"My mom always tells me: 'You can’t win if you don’t play.' So I decided to buy a ticket for the Aug. 19 drawing," said Simmons in a news release. "I won $4, so I decided to buy a few more tickets for Wednesday’s drawing."
There were three $1 million Powerball tickets sold in Michigan ahead of last week's drawing. The other two were sold at these locations:
- Melvindale Liquor Market in Melvindale -- 17973 Allen Road
- O'Connor's Deli in Fowlerville -- 650 S Grand Avenue
The winning numbers from the Aug. 23, 2017 jackpot drawing were: 6-7-16-23-26 Powerball: 4.
Tickets that match 5 numbers are worth $1 million.