$1.7B Powerball jackpot drawn on Christmas Eve
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Just in time for Christmas, one lucky Powerball player could win $1.7 billion before taxes in tonight's lottery drawing.
A Powerball lottery player in Southeast Michigan is $1 million richer after having won a runner-up prize in Wednesday's drawing. The Powerball is a multistate lottery game where the jackpot grows until it is won,
The cash option for the Dec. 24 drawing is worth $781.3 million. The jackpot is the fourth largest prize in Powerball history and the fourth largest in U.S. lottery history. Once again, MLive will provide the results shortly after the drawing takes place at 11 p.m. EST.