Believe it or not: One ticket just won a staggering $1.04 billion
Dubai: A single Powerball ticket sold in Illinois has won a $1.04 billion jackpot, ending a run of 44 consecutive drawings without a grand-prize winner and delivering the game’s biggest payout of 2026 so far. The winning ticket was bought at a Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh store in Quincy, western Illinois, according to lottery officials. The holder matched all six numbers in the 12 August drawing: 4, 26,…
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