A winning ticket has been sold in California for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1.08 billion, the 7th largest in U.S. history and the 3rd largest in the history of the game.
The California Lottery said on Twitter that the winning ticket was sold in Los Angeles at Las Palmitas Mini Market. The market is downtown in the Fashion District at 1205 Wall Street.
Also, seven tickets were sold in California matching five numbers, but not the Powerball. They are worth $448,750 each and locally were sold in La Puente, Los Angeles and Northridge, the California Lottery said on its website.
The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were: white balls 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and red Powerball 24.
The winner can choose either $1.08 billion paid out in yearly increments or a $558.1 million, one-time lump sum before taxes.
The game’s abysmal odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to build big prizes that draw more players. The largest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion Powerball in November.
The last time someone had won the Powerball jackpot was April 19 for a top prize of nearly $253 million. Since then, no one had won the grand prize.
Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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