$768 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Wisconsin

The Powerball jackpot is at $750 million, the biggest so far this year.
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The jackpot was the third-largest in U.S. history. 

Someone in Wisconsin is $768 million richer after a single ticket matched all six Powerball numbers Wednesday. 

The winning numbers were: 16, 20, 37, 44 and 62, with the Powerball number 12.

"Due to strong ticket sales, the jackpot climbed to an estimated $768.4 million at the time of the drawing with a cash option of $477 million," the Multi-State Lottery Association said in a statement. 

The jackpot was the third-largest in U.S. history. 

Seven tickets also won the $1 million dollar prize by matching all the numbers except the Powerball.

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