The jackpot of 366.7 million US dollars was broken this week in the Powerball lottery, the lottery organizers said in a statement.
The winning numbers were 8, 40, 49, 58 and 63. and Powerball - 14. They were guessed by the buyer of a lottery ticket purchased in Tallahassee, Florida.
According to the lottery rules, the winner has one year to receive the winnings. If the winner wants to receive a lump sum payment immediately, its amount will be $ 208.5 million, excluding tax deductions. When choosing the full amount of winnings, payments will be made over 29 years in equal shares.
The jackpot was the fourth drawn in the lottery in 2022. In January, two tickets purchased in California and Wisconsin had a prize of $632.6 million. A month later, a ticket in Connecticut brought the lucky man $ 185.3 million, and in April, a lottery ticket purchased in Arizona had a win of $ 473.1 million.
Recall that Powerball is the world record holder for the largest jackpot played. On January 13, 2016, the jackpot of $ 1.586 billion was divided into three residents of California, Florida and Tennessee.
The Powerball lottery is held three times a week in 45 US states, as well as in the Federal District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Participants need to guess five numbers from a set of 69 white balls and one number (Powerball) from a set of 26 red balls. The probability of winning the jackpot is 1 in 292.2 million.
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