Winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $50,000 sold near Tri-Cities. See where

Powerball tickets sold in Washington state won a total of $350,000 in a recent drawing, although no one took home the $1.44 billion jackpot, lottery officials said.

A total of five lottery tickets bought at Washington stores resulted in big wins following the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Sept. 3, according to a news release from Washington’s Lottery.

One of the winning tickets was sold in Connell near Tri-Cities, the release said.

“This now makes a whopping 28 large prizes — ranging from $50,000 to $1 million — sold in Washington since the jackpot was last won on May 31,” Washington’s Lottery said in the release, with “12 big winners” so far in September.

Winning lottery ticket sold at store near Tri-Cities

According to Washington’s Lottery, someone bought a winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 at Circle K, 660 South Columbia Ave. in Connell.

The Tri-City Herald reached out to Circle K for comment but was unable to reach anyone at the convenience store as of midday Thursday, Sept. 4.

Part of Franklin County, Connell is about 35 minutes north of Pasco by car. It’s a straight shot on Highway 395, about halfway to Ritzville.

Connell had an estimated population of 5,175 residents in 2024, according to the Washington State Office of Financial Management.

The major employer in the city is Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, a medium-security prison operated by the Washington State Department of Corrections that draws workers from across the Tri-Cities. Coyote Ridge is one of the largest prisons by capacity in the state, with room for more than 2,000 inmates.

What were the winning numbers?

According to the national Powerball site, the winning numbers were 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69 with a Powerball of 22.

The Power Play multiplier was 2x.

Where else were winning Powerball tickets sold in Washington?

Two lottery tickets worth $100,000 each were sold at Fred Meyer locations in Bremerton and Port Orchard, according to Washington’s Lottery.

In addition to the winning ticket sold in Connell, lottery tickets worth $50,000 each were sold at Cumberland Grocery in Enumclaw and Fred Meyer in Renton, the release said.

A Sept. 1 Powerball drawing resulted in $50,000 each for a total of seven winners, according to Washington’s Lottery.

The winning tickets were sold at stores in Auburn, Bellingham, Clarkston, Sammamish and Spokane, the state lottery said.

Which lottery players won $1 million or more?

Lottery players in Michigan, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming matched five winning numbers and the Power Play multiplier — but not the Powerball — to win $2 million each in Wednesday’s drawing, according to the national Powerball site.

Tickets sold in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania netted winners $1 million each, the site said. Those players matched five winning numbers, but not the Powerball.

In California, Powerball tickets netted two winners $984,000 each, the California Lottery said.

In total, 117 players across the United States matched four numbers drawn and the Powerball to win $50,000, McClatchy News reported, while 36 more added the Power Play multiplier to win $100,000.

When’s the next Powerball drawing? How big is jackpot now?

With no Powerball jackpot winner, the grand prize will increase to an estimated $1.7 billion, with a cash value of about $770.3 million, the national Powerball site said.

That’s the third highest amount in history, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The next Powerball drawing will be held at 7:59 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6.

This story was originally published September 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM.