Business owner Joe Chahayed (1st R) holds a Powerball bonus check outside Joe's Service Center that sold the winning Powerball ticket of 2.04 billion U.S. dollars in Altadena, California, the United States, on Nov. 8, 2022. A jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold in the U.S. state of California for the record 2.04 billion U.S. dollars, authorities said on Tuesday. (Xinhua)
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- A jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold in the U.S. state of California for the record 2.04 billion U.S. dollars, authorities said on Tuesday.
Lottery officials confirmed in a tweet Tuesday morning that "California Lottery makes its FIRST EVER Billionaire."
"One lucky ticket sold at Joe's Service Center in Altadena matched all 6 numbers in the November 7 #Powerball draw," said the tweet.
The jackpot climbed beyond its earlier estimate of 1.9 billion dollars to 2.04 billion dollars at the time of the drawing, making it the world's largest lottery prize, according to California Lottery officials.
This grand prize was reportedly the largest ever for Powerball and the largest in U.S. lottery history. The previous Powerball record of 1.586 billion dollars was set in 2016 and shared by three ticket holders. ■
Business owner Joe Chahayed holds a Powerball bonus check outside Joe's Service Center that sold the winning Powerball ticket of 2.04 billion U.S. dollars in Altadena, California, the United States, on Nov. 8, 2022. A jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold in the U.S. state of California for the record 2.04 billion U.S. dollars, authorities said on Tuesday. (Xinhua)