American Lottery
Who is the Latina who won US$1.08 billion in the Powerball lottery in the US?
The California Lottery released the name of the woman who bought the winning ticket at Las Palmitas Mini Market in downtown Los Angeles.
The Powerball lottery has been played in the United States since 1992. (Free Press Photo: Shutterstock)
Yanira Álvarez’s life changed completely in July of last year, following getting all the lottery numbers right. Powerball with a ticket he bought at Las Palmitas Mini Market in downtown Los Angeles.
The California Lottery office released the name of this woman who won the sixth largest prize in the history of the United States lottery and the third largest in the history of the game.
The lottery gives its winners the option of collecting the prize in 30 installments or a lump sum payment that depends on the original prize; On this occasion it was US$558.1 million, an amount that Álvarez accepted.
In November 2022, the player Edwin Castro won the largest prize in the history of Powerballvalued at regarding US$2,040 million.
How to play the Powerball lottery
Lottery tickets cost US$2 and can be purchased at selected convenience stores in the region or through the lottery’s website.
To play, you must choose six numbers in total to mark on the purchased ticket. Five numbers will be white balls that will go from the number 1 to 69. The Powerball is red and a number that is between 1 and 26.
To increase your chances of winning you can add a Power Play for US$1 that increases the winnings of all non-jackpot prizes. This addition can multiply winnings by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 10X.
Players can also ask a cashier for a Quick Pick in which a teller will give you computer-generated numbers on a printed ticket Powerball.
Lottery drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights. If there is no jackpot winner, the prize will increase.
The next drawing will be this March 30 and the estimated grand prize is US$935 million.
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