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California Powerball player to claim record $2 billion jackpot

/ 07:54 AM November 09, 2022

A single winning 2 Billion dollar lottery ticket was sold at Joe's Service Center in Altadena, California

A display check is seen at Joe’s Service Center, where a single winning ticket for the Powerball lottery drawing was sold, in Altadena, California, US, November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake

ATLANTA — A Powerball player in California holds the only winning ticket sold for the $2.04 billion jackpot, the lottery game’s website said on Tuesday, ending a string of 40 drawings that produced no winners and pushed the top prize into record territory.

The ticket holder, whose identity was not disclosed, has a choice of taking a lump sum of $997.6 million cash or receiving the full amount in 29 annual payments.

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The ticket was sold at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, California, about five miles (8 km) north of Pasedena in Los Angeles County.

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The odds of matching all six numbers in the drawing – 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and 10 – were 1 in 292.2 million.

The previous record for a Powerball jackpot was set in 2016 when three ticket holders from California, Florida and Tennessee shared a $1.59 billion top prize.

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The $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot ranks as a world record for a lottery top prize, according to multiple media reports.

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The drawing, which had been scheduled for 10:59 p.m. EST on Monday, was delayed for hours when at least one of the 48 participating state lotteries needed more processing time, according to a tweet from the California Lottery. It did not identify the state in question.

Officials of the Multi-State Lottery Commission, which supervises the Powerball drawing, could not be reached by Reuters for comment.

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