CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A $1 million winning Powerball ticket was purchased before Saturday night’s drawing at the 7-Eleven on Hedgeville Road in Hedgesville.

The ticket hit all five numbers but missed on the Power Ball. There were 19 Match 5 tickets sold across the country.

Those winning numbers Saturday were 11, 23, 44, 61, 62 and the Power Ball was 17.

The $1.8 billion jackpot went to a pair of winning tickets. The tickets were purchased in Missouri and Texas.

Powerball went 42 consecutive drawings without a main jackpot being hit.

“What a run!” West Virginia Lottery Acting Director David Bradley said in Monday news release. “While we didn’t hit the jackpot here in West Virginia, we had players with big wins and that is quite exciting. We want to encourage them to get in contact with o

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