Who will win the mega $425 million Powerball jackpot?
22 Feb 2014 4:41 AM IST
The lone winning ticket for the $425 million Powerball jackpot was sold at a convenience store in Northern California, but there was no immediate word on who may have won one of the largest lottery jackpots in US history.
The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night were: 1, 17, 35, 49, 54 and a Powerball of 34.
California lottery officials said the ticket was sold at Dixon Landing Chevron in Milpitas, a city about 10 miles north of San Jose. The business will receive $1 million for selling the winning ticket.
Rajwinder Singh, an employee at the Chevron store, said late Wednesday that he believed he was probably the person who sold the winning ticket. ‘I’ve been here working from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,’ he said. ‘I hope I’ll find out soon.’
Early Thursday morning, the scene was quiet with just few customers at the 24-hour store and gas station just off Interstate 880, a region of corporate offices in the Silicon Valley area.
The ticket was the only one to match all the winning numbers, Powerball officials said late Wednesday.
The jackpot was estimated at $425.3 million, with a cash payout option of $242.2 million. It’s one of the largest lottery jackpots in US history, but still far from the record.
A ticket for the nation’s second-largest lottery prize ever was also purchased in the in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In December, two winning tickets were purchased in San Jose, California, and Atlanta, for a $636 million Mega Millions prize.
The nation’s biggest lottery prize was a $656 million dollar Mega Millions jackpot in 2012. The biggest Powerball jackpot was $590.5 million last May.
The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night were: 1, 17, 35, 49, 54 and a Powerball of 34.
California lottery officials said the ticket was sold at Dixon Landing Chevron in Milpitas, a city about 10 miles north of San Jose. The business will receive $1 million for selling the winning ticket.
Rajwinder Singh, an employee at the Chevron store, said late Wednesday that he believed he was probably the person who sold the winning ticket. ‘I’ve been here working from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,’ he said. ‘I hope I’ll find out soon.’
Early Thursday morning, the scene was quiet with just few customers at the 24-hour store and gas station just off Interstate 880, a region of corporate offices in the Silicon Valley area.
The ticket was the only one to match all the winning numbers, Powerball officials said late Wednesday.
The jackpot was estimated at $425.3 million, with a cash payout option of $242.2 million. It’s one of the largest lottery jackpots in US history, but still far from the record.
A ticket for the nation’s second-largest lottery prize ever was also purchased in the in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In December, two winning tickets were purchased in San Jose, California, and Atlanta, for a $636 million Mega Millions prize.
The nation’s biggest lottery prize was a $656 million dollar Mega Millions jackpot in 2012. The biggest Powerball jackpot was $590.5 million last May.
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