One ticket in Oregon wins the $1.326 billion Powerball jackpot! Seven tickets win $1 million prizes nationwide.
Oregon has a big winner! A single ticket sold in the state has managed to match all six Powerball drawing numbers, pocketing a $1.326 billion jackpot. The jackpot has a cash value of $621 million, according to use official.
The numbers that gave victory to the lucky player are the white balls 22, 27, 44, 52 and 69, along with the red Powerball 9. The Power Play® multiplier on this occasion was 3X.
A delayed draw and a historic prize
Saturday’s Powerball drawing was delayed because one of the participating lotteries required additional time to complete pre-draw procedures.
Once these were completed, the drawing took place at 2:29 a.m. ET on Sunday at the Florida Lottery studio and was streamed live on Powerball.com.
According to the information provided, final ticket sales pushed the jackpot beyond the initial estimate of $1.3 billion, reaching the final figure of $1.326 billion.
This prize becomes the fourth largest in Powerball history and the eighth largest among all US lottery games.
“On behalf of Powerball, I want to congratulate the winner of this incredible $1.326 billion prize,” said Drew Svitko, president of the Powerball Products Group and CEO of the Pennsylvania Lottery.
Winner options and giveaway details
The lucky holder of the winning ticket will have the option to choose between an annualized prize of $1.326 billion or a one-time payment of $621 million. Both options are before paying taxes. If the annuity is chosen, you will receive an initial payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase 5% each year.
Even though only one ticket has won the jackpot, participating lotteries encourage all players to check their tickets as there are nine different ways to win.
Nationwide, the Powerball drawing has generated more than 4.5 million winning tickets, including seven tickets that matched all five white balls and have pocketed prizes of $1 million each.
Second biggest prize of the year and interesting data
This is the second Powerball jackpot won so far this year. The first was awarded on New Year’s in Michigan, with a prize of $842.4 million.
Powerball tickets are $2 per play and can be purchased in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. More than half of the revenue from ticket sales is reinvested in the jurisdiction where they were sold.
Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 pm EST from the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee and can also be followed live on Powerball.com.
The odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9, while the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
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