Oregon Powerball player wins $1.3 billion jackpot, ending more than 3 months without a jackpot | Wilnesh News

An Oregon Powerball player won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, ending a winning streak that lasted more than three months.

Powerball said in a statement that the ticket matched all six drawing numbers to win the jackpot worth $1.326 billion.

If the winner chooses to take a lump sum rather than pay an annuity over 30 years, the cash value of the prize is $621 million and is paid out immediately and then in 29 annual installments. The winnings are subject to federal taxes, and many states also tax lottery winnings.

The winning numbers drawn on Sunday morning were: 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 and the red Powerball 9.

As of the latest drawing, no one has won the Powerball top prize since New Year’s Day, marking 41 consecutive drawings without a winner, tying the previous record set twice in 2022 and 2021.

The $1.326 billion jackpot ranks eighth largest in U.S. lottery history. As prizes increase, draws attract more ticket sales and the jackpot becomes harder to win. The odds of a weekend tie are 1 in 292.2 million.

Powerball said in a statement that Saturday night’s scheduled drawing was postponed to 2:30 a.m. Sunday at the Florida Lottery Studio to allow one of the organizers to arrive at the scheduled 10:59 p.m. Complete required procedures before.

“Powerball game rules require that every ticket sold nationwide must be checked and verified through two different computer systems before the winning numbers are drawn,” the statement read. “This is done to ensure that the winning numbers are drawn for Powerball.” Every ticket sold in the drawing was accounted for and had an equal chance of winning. Tonight, we had one jurisdiction that needed additional time to complete the pre-draw process.”

Powerball is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.