Should you occur to be strolling round with a Powerball ticket that reads:
22, 24, 40, 52, 64 and the Powerball 10
You’re in your method to changing into a really, very wealthy particular person.
In keeping with Powerball, a single lottery ticket offered someplace in California matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday evening to win a jackpot price $1.765 billion, or a lump sum of $756.6 million earlier than taxes.
“Congratulations to the most recent Powerball billionaire and the hundreds of thousands of Powerball gamers who gained different money prizes in final evening’s drawing,” mentioned Drew Svitko, Powerball Product Group Chair and Pennsylvania Lottery Government Director.
Historic prize
The prize is the second-largest Powerball jackpot and U.S. lottery jackpot ever. The world file lottery jackpot was gained by Edwin Castro on Nov. 7, 2022, additionally in California. Castro, who raked in a cool $2 billion, has gone on to purchase quite a few fancy properties throughout Los Angeles.
Earlier than Wednesday’s drawing, there have been 35 consecutive attracts with out somebody claiming a serious prize, a streak that began on July 19 when a participant in California gained $1.08 billion.
What’s it about California and jackpots?
The fortunate ticket holder of the present prize actually defied the chances, which Powerball says is 1 in 292.2 million.
About Powerball
Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are offered in 45 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In keeping with Powerball, greater than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket stay within the jurisdiction the place the ticket was offered.
Tonight’s winner is not the one one celebrating. As a part of California Powerball guidelines, the retailer who sells the successful ticket receives O.5% of the jackpot.