Powerball Winning Numbers Selected: Three Tickets In Two States Win $448 Million Jackpot [VIDEO]

At least three people in two states have beaten the odds to become the nation's latest Powerball millionaires.

Senior drawing manager production coordinator for the Multi-State Lottery Association, Sue Dooley said late Wednesday night that three tickets matched the winning numbers and will split the lottery's $448 million jackpot.

The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night were: 05, 25, 30, 58, 59 and Powerball 32.

"We had three grand prize winners," Dooley said. "One was in Minnesota and two were in New Jersey."

One of the multimillion-dollar tickets was purchased at a supermarket in South Brunswick, N.J., and the other ticket was sold in Little Egg Harbor, N.J.

Information on the Minnesota ticket was not available early Thursday.

Three states had winners who used the Power Play feature and matched 5 white numbers, winning $2 million each. Those tickets were purchased in Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas.

Sixteen states had winners who matched 5 white numbers, winning $1 million each. Those tickets were purchased in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

The allure of capturing such a rich jackpot has had players in a ticket-buying frenzy, further confirming Powerball players often don't get into the game until the jackpot offers big bucks.

"We certainly do see what we call jackpot fatigue," said Chuck Strutt, executive director of the Multi-State Lottery Association. "I've been around a long time, and remember when a $10 million jackpot in Illinois brought long lines and people from surrounding states to play that game."

The revamp of Powerball in January 2012 changed the price of a ticket from $1 to $2, a move that upped the chances of the game reaching a major jackpot. There was a loss in the number of players, but the new game - which also created more chances to win smaller, $1 million and $2 million prizes - has brought in 52 percent more in sales, Strutt said. Sales were $5.9 billion in the fiscal year that ended in June.