This Sunday, April 7, following 40 consecutive draws without a winner, The Powerball lottery finally delivered its millionaire jackpot.
A person from Oregon He bought the ticket with the six winning Powerball numbers and won a prize of US$1,326 million with this contest.
Just hours following his historic victory, The Powerball winner appeared this Monday, April 8, at the lottery offices to collect his rewardaccording to Oregon officials.
The winning Powerball ticket was sold at the Plaid Pantry convenience store located in the northeastern sector of the citysecured the Oregon lottery.
However, Until now, the identity of the lucky person who bought this ticket is unknown. and became a millionaire overnight.
According to the Oregon Lottery, The relevant security and verification measures are currently being carried out to announce the winneralthough this process may take several weeks.
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“For Oregon Lottery, this is an unprecedented jackpot win. “We are taking every precaution to verify the winner before awarding the prize money.”reported Mike Wells, director of this organization.
#Powerball was hit last night.
A lucky ticket sold in Oregon matched all 6 numbers and won the $1.3B jackpot! 🍾
Congrats to the winner(s)! 🎉#lottery #lotto #lottery pic.twitter.com/XpSJAoihfz
— Lottify (@LottifyApp) April 7, 2024
The historic Powerball jackpot can be claimed in multiple payments totaling US$1.326 million or at a cash value of US$621 million, both figures proof of payment of taxes.
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The US$1,326 million drawn in Powerball was the fourth highest prize in the history of this draw and the eighth largest since the founding of the American lottery.
The largest jackpot in US history was won in California in November 2022when Edwin Castro earned an impressive US$2.04 billion.
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