Who won the 900 million Powerball?
It is the largest jackpot prize won on a single ticket in U.S. lottery history. Wanczyk, who was joined by her mother and two sisters at the Lottery’s Braintree headquarters to claim her prize, chose the cash option on her prize and will receive a lump sum payment of $480,500,936.
Who won 731 million Powerball?
LONACONING, Md. (AP) — The latest jackpot-winning Powerball ticket, worth $731.1 million, was sold in a struggling coal mining town whose biggest previous claim to fame was being the hometown of baseball Hall of Famer Lefty Grove.
Has there ever been a billion dollar lottery?
The record Powerball jackpot of $1.586 billion went to three people from Tennessee, Florida and California who each had the winning numbers in 2016. The largest single jackpot winner hit the Mega Millions numbers for $1.537 billion in late 2018.
What is the biggest lottery win ever?
What Are the 10 Largest US Lottery Jackpots Ever Won?
- $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan.
- $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct.
- $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan.
- $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, Wisconsin)
- $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug.
- $731.1 million, Powerball, Jan.
- $699.8 million, Powerball, Oct.
Has Powerball Winner been found?
She took home $40 million, splitting the $80 million jackpot with a New South Wales player. Speaking with us this morning, the elated and shell-shocked woman said she was still struggling to process the fact she’d become a multi-millionaire. “I’m still shocked. I’ve barely slept since I discovered the win,” she said.
Who is the largest lottery winner?
Ira Curry of Georgia and Steve Tran of California split a massive $648 million Mega Millions jackpot in the Dec. 17, 2013, lottery. That’s roughly $324 million each before taxes. Curry, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, took the cash option.