At Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, CA, it was worth the wait.
A single ticket sold at the Los Angeles-area convenience store won Tuesday’s record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball draw — a historic draw for a giant jackpot that was delayed nearly 10 hours, testing people’s patience. lottery fans around the world.
“We want to thank everyone in our community who always comes out and is dedicated to this resort,” owner Joe Chahayed Jr. said at a press conference Tuesday. “They really believe in luck and they really believe that some things are just earned.”
The winning numbers were 10-33-41-47-56 and the Powerball was 10.
No winner has yet come forward, but the service center took advantage of the $1 billion bonus for selling the golden ticket.
The biggest lottery prize ever soared to $2.04 billion on Tuesday morning, and the lump sum for the jackpot was $997.6 million. In addition to the jackpot-winning ticket, 22 tickets worth $1 million matching all five numbers, excluding the Powerball, were sold in 16 states, Powerball officials said.
Monday’s highly anticipated draw was delayed as a participating lottery was still processing its sales and play data, said the Multi-State Lottery Association. As soon as the required procedures were completed with the only outstanding lottery, the draw took place just before 9am on Tuesday.
The delay was likely due to a two-part ticket sales verification system that uses an outside vendor to ensure everything is in order before game numbers are drawn, said Terry Rich, a former manager of the Iowa Lottery which also served on the Powerball. plank.
Where was the winning Powerball ticket sold? Who won?
On Tuesday, California Lottery officials handed over the $1 million bonus check to the owners of the gas station. One owner, Joseph Chahayed Sr., said he wanted to split the money with his 11 grandchildren.
It could be some time before the identity of the Powerball winner is revealed. In California, Powerball jackpot winners have one year to claim their prize, according to the state lottery website.
Although financial experts warn winners not to tell anyone they’ve won, the winner’s name is considered a public record in the state of California. The California Lottery said the full name of the winner, the name and location of the retailer who sold the ticket, and the amount of winnings, including gross and net payouts, are all subject to disclosure.
Here’s how to play Powerball
Powerball is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. EST.
Each ticket costs $2. Players can either select five white ball numbers from 1 to 69 and one red “Powerball” number from 1 to 26, or choose to do a “quick pick” which randomly selects numbers for them, according to Powerball.
For an additional $1 you can opt for “Powerplay”, which multiplies non-winning jackpot prizes by a factor of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10.
What are the Powerball prizes?
You only need one matching number to win a prize. To win the jackpot, you must match all six numbers.
Here is a guide to earnings:
- 1 matching number which is the Powerball number: $4
- 1 matching number + the Powerball number: $4
- 2 matching numbers + the Powerball number: $7
- 3 matching numbers: $7
- 3 matching numbers + the Powerball number: $100
- 4 matching numbers: $100
- 4 matching numbers + Powerball numbers: $50,000
- 5 matching numbers: $1 million
- 5 matching numbers + the Powerball number: Grand Prize
What are the highest Powerball jackpots of all time?
- $2.04 billion: November 7
- $1.586 billion: January 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
- $768.4 million: March 27, 2019 – WI
- $758.7 million: August 23, 2017 – MA
- $731.1 million: January 20, 2021 – MD
- $699.8 million: October 4, 2021 – California
- $687.8 million: October 27, 2018 – IA, NY
- $632.6 million: January 5, 2022 – CA, WI
- $590.5 million: May 18, 2013 – FL
- $587.5 million: November 28, 2012 – AZ, MO
Contributor: The Associated Press; Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press
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