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The Southern California winner of ultimate summer season’s $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot has been printed on Friday.
The successful price tag was once bought in July 2023 by way of Yanira Alvarez on the Las Palmitas Mini Marketplace situated at 1205 Wall Side road in downtown Los Angeles close to the Skid Row group.
Her win ended a 39-draw jackpot run for Powerball and was once the primary of 2 back-to-back billion-dollar successful tickets offered in Southern California that yr.
Alvarez had the choice of receiving the $1.08 billion jackpot in 30 installments or a lump sum cost of $558.1 million. She selected to obtain the lump sum.
Her prize is the 6th greatest in United States historical past and the 3rd greatest in Powerball’s historical past, in line with lottery officers.
About 3 months later in October 2023, a $1.7 billion Powerball price tag was once offered at Halfway Marketplace in Frazier Park. A bunch of other folks was once printed to have received that prize.
In February 2022 after months of drawings, a successful price tag for the ancient $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot was once claimed by way of Los Angeles resident, Edwin Castro after he bought the price tag at Joe’s Carrier Heart in Altadena.
The record-breaking 2023 jackpots raised round $197.9 million for California public faculties.
“We will be able to’t thank our gamers sufficient for his or her lend a hand in supporting California’s public faculties,” mentioned California Lottery Director Harjinder Ok. Shergill Chima. “Our challenge is what drives us on a daily basis, and whilst jackpot prizes exchange lives for the massive winners, they’re additionally making the most important distinction within the lives of scholars and academics in study rooms around the state.”
Since 1985, the California Lottery has raised over $43.8 billion for public faculties and finances for schools and universities.
This Saturday’s Powerball jackpot on March 30 is projected to be $935 million with an estimated money price of $449.7 million.
Powerball tickets are $2 and drawings happen each and every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 8 p.m. PT.
