California Ticket Wins $1.76 Billion Powerball Jackpot, Second-Largest Lottery Prize in History

A single ticket sold in California won the $1.76 billion Powerball jackpot, the second-largest lottery prize in history.

The winner can choose to receive the full amount over 30 years or take a lump sum payment of an estimated $774.1 million.

The ticket was purchased at a liquor store in Frazier Park, California, about 75 miles north of Los Angeles.

The odds of winning the jackpot were 1 in 292.2 million. The biggest prize ever was $2.04 billion won in November 2022, also in California.

Powerball tweaked the game in 2021, lowering the odds of winning the jackpot from 1 in 175 million to the current 1 in 292 million.