Buyer of Altadena’s $2.04 billion Powerball ticket identified Tuesday – Orange County Register
The winner of a record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot has come forward more than three months after purchasing the winning ticket at a gas station in Altadena, state lottery officials announced today.
According to a California Lottery Twitter post, the winner is expected to be determined Tuesday.
“We’ll be showing a whole lot of LOVE to #CaliforniaEducation on #ValentinesDay when we unveil the sole winner of November’s record-breaking $2.04 billion #Powerball #jackpot,” the Twitter post read.
The winning ticket for the November 7th drawing was purchased from Joe’s Service Center on Woodbury Road in Altadena. The ticket matched all six numbers – 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and Powerball number 10.
The total jackpot was $2.04 billion, the largest lottery jackpot in US history. According to the California Lottery, the single winning ticket will net a prize of $1.9 billion.
The holder of the winning ticket has the option of taking the money in payment or in one lump sum. The lump sum payment would be $997.6 million.
Three other tickets sold in California matched five numbers in that draw but missed the Powerball number. Those tickets — sold in Gardena, Beaumont, and San Francisco — were each worth about $1.15 million. A total of 22 such tickets were sold nationwide.
Joseph Chahayed, the owner of Joe’s Service Center, earned a $1 million bonus as the retailer who sold the winning ticket.
“I want to say thank you to the whole community that supports me,” he told reporters at the time. “And I would… I encourage you to buy a ticket from this station. … you will be a winner.”
He said he was grateful that the community and schools would benefit from the lottery funds. He said he plans to split his $1 million bonus payment with his family.
“I’m going to share it with family… with my kids, my grandkids,” he said. “I have 11 grandchildren and I have to share with them.”
The local win marks the first time the California Lottery has awarded a jackpot in excess of $1 billion to a single winner.
According to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the game, there is a 1 in 292.2 million chance of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number.
The Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
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