2 Powerball winning tickets sold in Johnson and Vigo counties

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Powerball tickets should be checked as two entries purchased in Indiana matched four out of five numbers for winning the game.

The tickets, purchased Monday, were a Powerball with a Power Play for $100,000, and another Powerball ticket for $50,000, according to the Hoosier Lottery.

The $100,000 Powerball was bought at the Thornton’s convenience store at 2330 S. Third St. in Terre Haute.

The $50,000 Powerball was purchased at the Casey’s convenience store at 3048 N. Morton St. in Franklin.

Winning Powerball numbers for Monday were 12-26-27-43-47 with the Powerball of 5.

The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday is an estimated $1.2 billion, the third largest in the game’s history. The cash value was estimated at $551.7 million.

Indiana had the first Powerball jackpot winner in 1992 and leads the nation in Powerball jackpot wins with 39, according to a release.