A player in Kern County, California won a $1.73 billion Powerball jackpot Wednesday night.
Two tickets matching the first five numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing were sold in the Bay Area and Southern California, each ticket worth more than $760,000, according to the California Lottery.
The winning tickets, which were worth $760,111 each were sold at the following stores:
- MLS Mini Mart #2 at 3570 Homestead Rd. in Santa Clara.
- Atlantic Wine and Spirit at 504 South Atlantic Blvd. in Monterey Park.
One lucky winner matched all five numbers plus the Powerball at the Midway Market & Liquor at 6032 Frazier Mountain Park Rd. in Frazier Park-- taking home $1.73 billion.
The winning numbers in Wednesday night's draw were 22, 24, 40, 52, 64 and the Powerball 10.
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