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North Port man wins $1 million playing Powerball

The next Powerball drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday.

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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021 file photo, blank forms for the Powerball lottery sit in a bin at a local grocery store, in Des Moines, Iowa. Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin and California were winners of the latest jackpot and will split $632 million. The winning numbers for the Powerball jackpot drawn Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

NORTH PORT, Fla. — One Sarasota County man is $1 million richer after winning big on a recent Powerball drawing.

The Florida Lottery says Joseph O'Connor received the large prize on March 21, 2022, at the Lottery's Fort Myers District Office.

O'Connor's winning Powerball Quick Pick ticket was purchased at a Publix located at 1291 South Sumter Boulevard in North Port. The Florida Lottery says the supermarket will receive a $1,000 bonus commission for selling the ticket.

The next Powerball drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday with an estimated $246 million jackpot. Tickets for the drawing must be purchased before 10 p.m.