The fortunate proprietor of a single Powerball ticket in Washington state has received a jackpot value $754.6 million after matching all six numbers pulled in Monday’s drawing, officers mentioned.
The winner’s id continues to be a thriller, however their ticket matched white ball numbers 5, 11, 22, 23, 69 and purple Powerball 7. The Energy Play multiplier was 2X.
The win means a Powerball jackpot that has eluded gamers since November has been dropped at an finish with the thirty fourth drawing of the jackpot run, Powerball organizers mentioned in a information launch.
Last ticket gross sales introduced the jackpot past its earlier estimate to its newest whole on the time of drawing, making it the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot and the ninth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever received, officers mentioned.
The ticket holder will be capable of select between an annuitized prize of $754.6 million or a lump sum fee of $407.2 million. Each prize choices are earlier than taxes.
If the winner goes with the annuity possibility, they are going to get one instant fee, with 29 following annual funds that enhance by 5% every year, based on officers.
Different huge winners in Monday’s drawing included the homeowners of two tickets offered in Michigan and three in New York, with these tickets matching all 5 white balls to win $1 million prizes. One other ticket in Texas matched all 5 white balls and doubled the prize to $2 million by together with the Energy Play possibility for an extra $1 per play, officers mentioned.
In the meantime, there have been additionally 58 tickets nationwide that received $50,000 prizes and 16 tickets drawing $100,000 prizes.
Monday’s drawing was the primary time the Powerball jackpot has been received this yr. The Powerball jackpot was beforehand hit on Nov. 19, with a ticket in Kansas profitable a grand prize value $92.9 million, based on Powerball organizers.
Among the many Powerball jackpots received in 2022 was a $632.6 million jackpot hit on Jan. 5 and cut up by winners in California and Wisconsin.
