Powerball player wins $1.3 billion jackpot after more than 3 months without a big prize

Powerball player wins $1.3 billion jackpot after more than 3 months without a big prize – A Powerball player has won a $1.3 billion jackpot, ending a winning streak that lasted more than three months.

The winning numbers drawn early Sunday morning were: 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 and the red Powerball 9.

Until the latest drawing, no one had won Powerball’s top prize since New Year’s Day, reaching 41 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner, setting the previous record twice in 2022 and 2021 .

The $1.3 billion prize ranks as the eighth largest in US lottery history and is for the only winner to choose an annuity, paid over 30 years. Winners who choose to take cash will be paid $608.9 million. Prizes are subject to federal taxes, and many states also tax lottery winnings.

As prizes increase, drawings will attract more ticket sales and then the jackpot will become harder to win. The long odds of the game resulting in a draw are 1 in 292.2 million.

Powerball said in a statement that the drawing scheduled for Saturday night was organized and took place at the Florida Lottery studio shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday to help one of the organizers finalize the Procedures required before scheduled time of 10:59 p.m.

“Powerball game rules require each ticket sold nationwide to be checked and verified on two different computer systems before the winning numbers are drawn,” the statement said. “This is done to ensure that every ticket sold for the Powerball drawing has been calculated and has an equal chance of winning. Tonight, we have one jurisdiction that needs additional time to complete the process.” previous lottery draw.”

Powerball is played in 45 states plus Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.