Lottery ticket sold at Illinois gas station wins $1bn Powerball jackpot
Prize was eighth largest in Powerball history and followed three months without a top prize winner A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1bn jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor. The ticket that won the jackpot on Wednesday night was purchased at a Hy-Vee station in Quincy, about 100 miles (160km) west of the state…
A single Powerball ticket, purchased at a Hy-Vee gas station in Quincy, Illinois, claimed the $1 billion jackpot on Wednesday night. This marked the eighth largest prize in the game's history. The winning numbers were 4-26-66-67-69, with 9 as the Powerball number. The Illinois Lottery has yet to identify the winner who purchased the winning ticket.
The prize can be taken as either an annuity of $1 billion paid over 29 years or a lump sum amounting to $450.5 million. Winners typically opt for the cash option. The grand prize of $1.04 billion is the eighth largest in Powerball history. Notably, another lottery game, Mega Millions, had also issued a $1 billion jackpot winner.
However, the record for the largest lottery jackpot remains at over $2 billion, earned in California in 2022 with a Powerball ticket.
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