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Winning $1M Powerball ticket sold in Florida as jackpot climbs to $700M

Winning $1M Powerball ticket sold in Florida as jackpot climbs to $700M
MEREDITH: WELCOME BACK. WE’RE GETTING A FINAL CHECK OF THIS MORNING’S TOP STORIES. JASON: STARTING WITH A VOTE AT DISNEY TODAY. WORKERS WILL BE CASTING A BALLOT ON WHETHER THEY WANT TO ACCEPT THE COMPANY’S NEW CONTRACT OFFER. IT INCLUDES A PAY RAISE OF A DOLLAR PER HOUR, EACH YEAR. BUT UNION LEADERS SAY THAT DOESN’T KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING. THEY’RE URGING EMPLOYEES TO VOTE NO. VOTING WILL HAPPEN TODAY AND TOMORROW, AT DOZENS OF LOCATIONS ACROSS DISNEY’S PROPERTIES. MEREDITH: FLORIDA LAWMAKERS WILL MEET FOR A SPECIAL SESSION NEXT WEEK, TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF REEDY CREEK. GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS IS CALLING FOR THE STATE BOARD TO TAKE OVER THE DISTRICT, WHICH USED TO BE SELF GOVERNED. WESH 2 NEWS REACHED OUT TO DISNEY AND REEDY CREEK FOR COMMENT ON THE SPECIAL SESSION, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. JASON: A 17-YEAR-OLD LAKE MARY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR SELLING POT BROWNIES TO CLASSMATES. WE’RE TOLD A STUDENT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER EATING ONE OF THEM. SEMINOLE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND EVIDENCE IN THE SUSPECT’S BACKPACK, AND FILED CHARGES AGAINST THEM. MEREDITH: DEPUTIES IN ORANGE COUNTY ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THAT SENT ONE MAN TO THE HOSPITAL. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MAN WAS SHOT ON CALADESI TRAIL IN AZALEA PARK LAST NIGHT. THE MAN IS EXPECTED TO BE OK, BUT DEPUTIES SAY HE’S NOT COOPERATING WITH THEIR INVESTIGATION. JASON: ORANGE COUNTY SAYS IT’S CHANGING PROTOCOLS AFTER A JANITOR BECAME TRAPPED IN A HOLDING CELL AT THE COURTHOUSE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE 72-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO IS DIABETIC WAS STUCK WITHOUT FOOD OR A WAY TO CALL FOR HELP FOR THREE NIGHTS. COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE NOW MANDATING THSECURITY STAFF WALK THE ENTIRE JANITORIAL ROUTE -AND THE DEVICE THAT AUTOMATIC CLOSED THE CELL DOORS HAS BEEN REMOVED. MEREDITH: THE COLLEGE BOARD HAS RELEASED A NEW CURRICULUM FOR THE AP AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES COURSE THAT WAS REJECTED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. IT SAYS THE NAMES OF SEVERAL BLACK AUTHORS DEEMED PROBLEMATIC BY THE STATE HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FRAMEWORK. THE BOARD ALSO TOOK OUT THE SECTION ON THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES. STATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE REVIEWING THE CHANGES. JASON: THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS ANNOUNCED IT’S 8TH INTEREST RATE HIKE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. OFFICIALS DECIDED TO RAISE RATES BY A QUARTER OF A%. THAT’S DOWN FROM THE HALF% HIKE FROM DECEMBER. EXPERTS SAY THE SMALLER INCREASE INDICATES THE CENTRAL BANK BELIEVES INFLATION IS SLOWING. SPACEX MARKS A BIG MILESTONE ON THE SPACE COAST. THE COMPANY LAUNCHED A FALCON 9 ROCKET OVERNIGHT, WHICH WAS IT’S 200TH FALCON 9 MISSION IN FLORIDA. THE ROCKET CARRIED MORE THAN 50 STARLINK SATELLITES INTO ORBIT, JUST BEFORE 3:00 A.M. AND THE BOOSTER LANDED BACK ON A DRONESHIP IN THE ATLANTIC. JASON: ANOTHER POWERBALL DRAWING WITH NO WINNER. THE LOTTERY SAYS NO ONE WAS ABLE TO MATCH THE WINNING NUMBERS LAST NIGHT. THAT MEANS THE JACKPOT IS NOW UP TO 700 MILLION. YOUR NEXT CHANCE TO PLAY, WILL BE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. MEREDITH: ORLANDO STICKING UP A MONTH LONG CELEBRATION FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH. THERE’S AN ART EXHIBIT C HALL. IT IS OPENING AT 530 AND. IT WILL RUN UNTIL THE END OF APRIL. >> REMEMBER, IT IS GROUNDHOG DAY. WE WILL HAVE A MORE CHECK ON THE FORECAST WITH OUR FIRST WARNING WEATHER EXPERT.
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Winning $1M Powerball ticket sold in Florida as jackpot climbs to $700M
ABOVE: Today's top related headlines One Florida resident is waking up $1 million wealthier after Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. Nobody left with a ticket that had the red Powerball and all the winning numbers. That means that the jackpot will increase to an estimated $700 million for the drawing on Saturday.The winning numbers were: 31, 43, 58, 59, 66, and a Powerball of 09.The Florida winner did not match the last red ball which was required to win the $653 million jackpot. There is a chance of one in 11.7 million that all five white balls will match.The Floridian will get the third-place prize. If they had chosen the "Power Play" option when buying the ticket, the award would have increased to $2 million. With Wednesday's drawing, there were a few more winners: a player in New York won $2 million with the Power Play multiplier, and a winner in North Carolina took home $1 million as well.The next drawing will happen on Saturday, Feb. 4. To qualify, tickets must be purchased on that day before 10 p.m.The Saturday jackpot would rank as the sixth-largest in the game's history if a winning ticket were picked.Top headlinesOn this day: 21 killed during Florida tornado outbreak on Groundhog DayWhite rhino shot dead at safari park near OrlandoReport: 74-year-old Florida man vanished after picking up Lyft riders

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One Florida resident is waking up $1 million wealthier after Wednesday’s Powerball drawing.

Nobody left with a ticket that had the red Powerball and all the winning numbers. That means that the jackpot will increase to an estimated $700 million for the drawing on Saturday.

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The winning numbers were: 31, 43, 58, 59, 66, and a Powerball of 09.

The Florida winner did not match the last red ball which was required to win the $653 million jackpot. There is a chance of one in 11.7 million that all five white balls will match.

The Floridian will get the third-place prize. If they had chosen the "Power Play" option when buying the ticket, the award would have increased to $2 million.

With Wednesday's drawing, there were a few more winners: a player in New York won $2 million with the Power Play multiplier, and a winner in North Carolina took home $1 million as well.

The next drawing will happen on Saturday, Feb. 4. To qualify, tickets must be purchased on that day before 10 p.m.

The Saturday jackpot would rank as the sixth-largest in the game's history if a winning ticket were picked.

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