Posted 10/12/2023, 11:44:45 AM
California Player Wins $1.7 Billion Powerball Jackpot, Second-Largest Lottery Prize in History
- A player in California won the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot, the second-largest lottery prize ever.
- The winning ticket was sold at Midway Market & Liquor in Frazier Park, California.
- This was the first jackpot winner after 35 consecutive draws without a winner, since a $1.08 billion prize on July 19.
- The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
- The cash option for this jackpot is estimated at $774.1 million, after federal and state taxes.
