It is not known who the lucky one is. According to Powerball, no one has yet come forward to claim the prize. What is certain is that the ticket was sold at Joe’s Service Center, a gas station north of Passadena.
This case also wins: because it sold the winning ticket, it will receive a million dollars from the American lottery.
$1.9 billion is the highest lottery win in the US ever. The top prize is extremely high because the jackpot hadn’t fallen since August 3. The odds of winning the jackpot were 1 in 292.2 million, according to the organization. A ticket cost 2 dollars.
The winning numbers are 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56.
The winner can have the money paid out over a period of 29 years, but can also choose to receive one large amount. In the latter case, 929 million dollars will be paid out. Powerball winners usually opt for the one-time payout.
Until now, the largest lottery win in America was $1.58 billion in 2016. Then three winners had to share the top prize.