Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Illinois
A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1 billion jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor. The ticket that won the jackpot Wednesday night was purchased at a Hy-Vee station in Quincy,…
On Wednesday night, a single Powerball ticket sold in Quincy, Illinois, emerged as the sole winner of the $1 billion jackpot, concluding a three-month period without a top prize. The winning numbers were 4-26-66-67-69, with the Powerball number 9. The identity of the winner remains undisclosed. The prize can be claimed as either an annuity of $1 billion over 29 years or a lump sum of $450.5 million, though winners typically opt for the latter.
It marked the first $1 billion Powerball jackpot since May 2 and the first since lottery sales began in the United Kingdom. The odds of winning the jackpot stand at 1 in 292 million, costing $2 per play. This marked the eighth-largest Powerball jackpot in history. Four other tickets matched five numbers but lost out due to an incorrect Powerball number, each winning $1 million.
Another ticket in Massachusetts matched all numbers except the Powerball, winning $2 million with the "Power Play" multiplier. The remaining tickets won smaller prizes, with the jackpot resetting to $20 million for the next draw. The record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot still stands, won in California in 2022.
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