The winner can choose a lump-sum payment of $450.5 million, or take 30 payments over 29 years that increase by 5% every year. The payments are before taxes.
To the tens of thousands and likely more dreaming about a $1 billion Powerball win, the anticipation is over: Someone who bought a ticket in Illinois won it all.
CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 07: Cards used to select Powerball and other lottery numbers sit on the counter at a 7-Eleven store on August 7, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. The Powerball jackpot for tonight’s drawing is $425 million, the third-highest total ever. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
By Avni Trivedi, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A winning ticket was sold in Illinois for Wednesday night’s $1.04 billion Powerball, according to the lottery, marking the largest grand prize since last year. The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, 69, and red Powerball 9, with a Power Play multiplier of 2…
Someone has won the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot. The single-winning ticket – matching all six numbers – was sold in Illinois, officials said. The estimated cash prize is worth $450.5 million – the eighth-largest jackpot in the game's history.
The Illinois Powerball ticket holder who hit a $1.04 billion jackpot may be able to keep their identity under wraps thanks to a state law – but their take-home prize could be a fraction of that amount. The lucky gambler defied the one in 292.2 million odds to hit the top prize – the eighth-largest..
A winning ticket was sold in Illinois for Wednesday night's $1.04 billion Powerball, according to the lottery, marking the largest grand prize since last year.
A single ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing to win a $1.040 billion Powerball jackpot, the eighth‑largest in the game’s history. The prize has a cash value of $450.5 million. The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67 and 69, with a Powerball of 9.
CNN By Avni Trivedi, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A winning ticket for Wednesday night’s $1.04 billion Powerball drawing was sold in Illinois, marking the largest grand prize since last year, according to the lottery.
(WTAJ) -- While someone in Illinois won the $1 billion Powerball Wednesday night, there were still a few big winners in Pennsylvania. One lucky ticket in Illinois matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win the $1.040 billion jackpot.
Someone in Illinois purchased the winning $1.04-billion Powerball ticket. Dan Geltrude, a certified public accountant, joins CBS News with tips for the lucky winner.
A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1 billion jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor. The ticket that won the jackpot Wednesday night was purchased at a Hy-Vee station in Quincy, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) west of t…
A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1 billion jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor.
Prize was eighth largest in Powerball history and followed three months without a top prize winner A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1bn jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor.
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