( CNN ) -- Somebody in Michigan may be very happy soon . The winning ticket for the estimated $ 337 million Powerball jackpot was purchased at a Sunoco gas station in Lapeer , Michigan , said Andi Brancato , a spokesman for the Michigan lottery . The lucky person has not yet been identified . The winning numbers were 6 , 27 , 46 , 51 , 56 and 21 . The $ 337 million jackpot was the seventh-largest ever in America and the third-largest for Powerball , Brancato said . Eight other tickets won the $ 1 million Match 5 prize . Two of those tickets were bought in Indiana , and the others in Kansas , Kentucky , New Jersey , New Mexico , Pennsylvania and Virginia , lottery officials said . Why you keep playing the lottery . The prize for the national lottery -- held in 42 states , the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia -- swelled Saturday after no one hit all six numbers . The game 's largest prize to date was $ 365 million , which was awarded in 2006 to a group of eight co-workers at a Nebraska meat-packing plant . In 2005 , a group of four in Oregon won a $ 340 million jackpot , considered the second-largest . Those record drawings happened when the cost for a Powerball ticket was $ 1 . In January , the price increased to $ 2 , with officials saying it would lead to an increased number of large jackpots . At the same time , the odds improved somewhat because officials reduced the number of red balls , the powerballs , from 39 to 35 . Earlier this year , Louise White , an 81-year-old Rhode Island resident , came forward as the winner of a $ 336.4 million prize , the third-largest prize claimed so far in the game 's history . `` I 'm very happy and I 'm very proud , '' she said . `` We are truly blessed . Thank you . '' White bought the winning ticket in February in Newport , Rhode Island , after a family member had a craving for rainbow sherbet and brought her to a store , where she purchased the ticket . Ted Talks : How to buy happiness . After realizing she had won , White tucked the winning ticket into her Bible and went to sleep holding the book , bringing it with her to breakfast the next day until she could eventually store it in a safe deposit box , before claiming her winnings . At $ 337 million , the Powerball pot still has ways to go to catch MegaMillions at the top of the list of U.S. grand prizes . In March , three tickets were sold for a drawing with the top prize of $ 656 million . Does winning the lottery guarantee happiness ?
The prize is the seventh - largest ever in history . Powerball is held in 42 states , the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia . The game 's largest prize to date was $ 365 million . Eight tickets worth $ 1 million each were also sold .