A Powerball jackpot that had been growing for more than three months was won Wednesday night, with a ticket sold in Illinois matching all six numbers to claim a $1.04 billion prize.
Maryland also had a big winner in the Aug. 12 drawing, with a $50,000 winning ticket sold at Discount Tobacco Zone in Temple Hills.
Ticket sales pushed the final jackpot to an annuity value of $1.040 billion, the eighth-largest jackpot in Powerball history, with a cash option of $450.5 million. The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67 and 69, with a Powerball of 9…