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Winning ticket drawn in New Jersey for $847M Powerball jackpot

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As of November 5, 2026 at 6:18 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A lucky Powerball ticket in New Jersey has won an estimated $847 million after matching all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing.
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CenterWinning ticket drawn in New Jersey for $847M Powerball jackpot

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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Nov 5, 6:18 AM

Winning ticket drawn in New Jersey for $847M Powerball jackpot

A lucky Powerball ticket in New Jersey has won an estimated $847 million after matching all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing.

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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Nov 5, 4:02 AM

Powerball winning numbers drawn for Wednesday's $847M jackpot

The winning numbers have been drawn for Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot worth $847 million.

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Nov 5, 5:15 AM

Did anyone win Powerball's $835M jackpot? Here are the winning numbers for Nov. 4

A $835 million jackpot was up for grabs in Wednesday's Powerball drawing. Here are the winning numbers.

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OregonianNews report · Nov 5, 4:05 AM

Powerball: See the winning numbers in Wednesday’s $835 million drawing; one ticket in N.J. won

Check your numbers to see if you hit it big in Wednesday's jackpot.

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The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Nov 5, 4:05 AM

Powerball: See the winning numbers in Wednesday’s $835 million drawing; one ticket in N.J. won

Check your numbers to see if you hit it big in Wednesday's jackpot.

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Score hidden until the match is cleanerLow confidence5 sources · 1 bias bucketsDeveloping · 12 sources · 1 bucketFormats: News report

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Nov 5, 4:02 AM: ABC7 New York joined the source map.

Nov 5, 4:05 AM: Oregonian joined the source map.

Nov 5, 4:05 AM: The Post-Standard (Syracuse) joined the source map.

Nov 5, 5:15 AM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 12 sources · 1 bucket.