A Powerball ticket sold in Essex County matched five white balls, earning the $1 million second-tier prize in Wednesday's drawing, according

A New Jersey lottery player won $1 million in Wednesday's Powerball. No one hit the jackpot and only the one NJ ticket matched all five white balls to win a second-tier prize, according to the Powerball website. It was not immediately known where in Jersey the $1 million winning ticket was sold.

The Powerball jackpot has gone unclaimed since Aug. 19, when a California player won the $44 million grand prize, lottery officials said. To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.