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Did You Pick the Winning $550 Million Powerball Numbers?

With a $550 million prize on the line, Troy residents are eyeing their tickets. See what the winner's payout could be.

A half billion dollars could be yours in the latest Powerball drawing. Did someone from Troy win? We'll have to wait and see.

The $550 million winning Powerball numbers have been selected, and people all over Michigan are checking their tickets.

The winning Powerball numbers for the Nov. 28, 2012 drawing are 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 with a Powerball number of 6.

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For more on Powerball, visit Powerball.com

Lottery anaylsis website USA Mega broke down what you could expect to take home after taxes in the $550 million jackpot state by state. 

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In Michigan, a solo winner could expect to pay 4.35 percent in state taxes on the winnings. The annual payout after taxes would be $13,659,000; a lump sum payout would be $268,328,700.

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