According to the California Lottery, security requirements “ must be met by all 48 lotteries before a drawing can occur”. Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as in Washington DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The winning numbers were 10-33-41-47-56, and the Powerball was 10. Officials did not disclose which participating lottery it was, citing a policy against doing so. The Powerball draw unveiled on Tuesday was delayed from Monday because a participating lottery had trouble processing ticket sales. Enough tickets were sold for Saturday’s unwon prize of $1.6bn that 62% of the 292.2m possible number combinations were covered. Millions of Americans bought tickets as the jackpot rose over multiple draws in the last month. The odds of doing so are 1 in 292m, which means it’s not unusual for no one to win the prize until a growing jackpot attracts an increasing number of players. To win the top prize, players must buy a $2 ticket and match all five white balls as well as one red Powerball. Since the last Powerball prize on 3 August there had been 40 drawings without a winner – tying the record set last year, according to the Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association, which administers the Powerball.

Winners more often opt for the lump sum, which for Tuesday’s jackpot was $997.6m.Īll winnings will be subject to federal taxes, reducing the payout by more than one-third, and many states also tax lottery winnings in addition. Tuesday’s jackpot winner can choose to receive the full prize, paid through an annuity over 29 years, or a lump sum of cash paid immediately. None came close to Tuesday’s prize, which started at $20m on 6 August – and has now returned to $20m for the next drawing on Wednesday. Only four previous Powerball jackpots had topped $1bn. Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, California, about five miles (8km) north of Pasadena, sold the winning ticket, officials added.įor selling the winning ticket, business owner Joe Chahayed will receive a bonus prize from Powerball of $1m.

Officials did not identify the newly minted billionaire winner of the prize, which was nearly $400m larger than the previous record jackpot.

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