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(KTLA) — The Southern California winner of final summer season’s $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot was revealed on Friday.
The profitable ticket was bought in July 2023 by Yanira Alvarez on the Las Palmitas Mini Market situated at 1205 Wall Road in downtown Los Angeles close to the Skid Row neighborhood.
Her win ended a 39-draw jackpot run for Powerball and was the primary of two back-to-back billion-dollar profitable tickets bought in Southern California that yr.
Alvarez had the choice of receiving the $1.08 billion jackpot in 30 installments or a lump sum fee of $558.1 million. She selected to obtain the lump sum.
Her prize is the sixth largest in United States historical past and the third largest in Powerball’s historical past, in line with lottery officers.
About three months later in October 2023, a $1.7 billion Powerball ticket was bought at Halfway Market in Frazier Park. A bunch of individuals was revealed to have gained that prize.
In February 2022 after months of drawings, a profitable ticket for the historic $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot was claimed by Los Angeles resident, Edwin Castro after he bought the ticket at Joe’s Service Middle in Altadena.
The record-breaking 2023 jackpots raised round $197.9 million for California public faculties.
“We will’t thank our gamers sufficient for his or her assist in supporting California’s public faculties,” mentioned California Lottery Director Harjinder Ok. Shergill Chima. “Our mission is what drives us daily, and whereas jackpot prizes change lives for the massive winners, they’re additionally making an essential distinction within the lives of scholars and lecturers in school rooms throughout the state.”
Since 1985, the California Lottery has raised over $43.8 billion for public faculties and funds for faculties and universities.
This Saturday’s Powerball jackpot on March 30 is projected to be $935 million with an estimated money worth of $449.7 million.
Powerball tickets are $2 and drawings happen each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 8 p.m. PT.
