Winning ticket sold in California for record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot
Winning ticket sold in California for record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot
Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — One lucky winner bought the record-breaking Powerball jackpot ticket at a store in Altadena, becoming the state’s first billionaire-by-lottery, according to California Lottery officials.
Suspense had continued to mount Tuesday morning about a possible winner of the $2.04 billion jackpot after lottery officials delayed the Monday drawing for the winning numbers.
But just before 10 a.m. local time Tuesday, California Lottery officials confirmed that someone bought the winning ticket at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, matching all six of the Powerball numbers picked in the delayed drawing earlier that morning.
The jackpot was reported as an estimated $1.9 billion Monday night, but rose to $2.04 billion Tuesday morning following updated calculations. The previous Powerball record of $1.586 billion was set in 2016 and shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.
But the lone winner Tuesday will collect the state’s first lottery grand prize that topped $1 billion, officials said.
The winning numbers in the drawing held in Tallahassee, Fla., were 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56. The red Powerball number was 10.
A security issue at one participating lottery postponed the expected Monday evening draw, Powerball officials said. They did not confirm details of the security issue or where it occurred.
The odds of winning the latest jackpot were 1 in 292 million, according to the California Lottery.
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Multiple third-prize winning Powerball tickets sold in NY
The New York Lottery today announced that a Power Play Prize third place prize worth $100,000 and 22 third-prize winning tickets each worth $50,000 for the Nov. 7, 2022, Powerball drawing were purchased in New York, including three in Western New York.
The winning tickets have four matching numbers and the Powerball.
The prize-winning tickets were purchased at the following locations:
– Mick’s Deli in Otisville - Power Play winner of $100,000
– Stewart’s Shops in Clifton Park
– Omsharda in Queens Village
– Bono’s Deli in Manhattan
– Meadow Trading in Fresh Meadows
– Stewart’s Shops in Cobleskill
– BJ’s Wholesale Club in College Point
– East Islip Card & Gift in East Islip
– Kwik Fill store in Cheektowaga
– Stop & Shop in White Plains
– A & S Mini-Mart in Mahopac
– Kings Motor Super Pumper in Hauppauge
– 7-Eleven in Buffalo
– TU Bohio Grocery in Brooklyn
– Stop 1 Deli in Ozone Park
– Route 24 Deli in East Meadow
– 7-Eleven in Nanuet
– Lucky Choice Convenience in Manhattan
– Stop & Shop in Frankin Square
– 7-Eleven in Rockville Centre
– Lex Grocery in Manhattan
– 7-Eleven in Buffalo
– Smokes 4 Less in Newburgh
The winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of one to 69. The Powerball number is drawn from a separate field one to of 26.
The Powerball drawing is televised every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m.