Oregon Powerball Player Wins $1.3 Billion Jackpot

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Oregon Powerball player won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, ending a winless streak that lasted more than three months.

The single ticket matched all six numbers drawn to win the jackpot worth $1.326 billion, Powerball said in a statement.

The jackpot has a cash value of $621 million if the winner chooses to receive a lump sum rather than an annuity paid over 30 years, with an immediate payout followed by 29 annual payments. The prize is subject to federal taxes, while many states also tax lottery winnings.

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

Until the latest drawing, no one had won the Powerball top prize since New Year’s Day, representing 41 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, matching a streak established twice previously in 2022 and 2021.

The $1.326 billion prize ranks eighth among the largest U.S. lotteries in history. As prizes increase, drawings attract more ticket sales and jackpots then become more difficult to win. Long match odds for the weekend’s draw were 1 in 292.2 million.

The drawing scheduled for Saturday evening was delayed and held at the Florida Lottery studio just before 2:30 a.m. Sunday to allow one of the organizers to complete required procedures before the scheduled time of 10:59 p.m., Powerball said in a statement .

“The rules of the Powerball game require that every ticket sold nationwide be checked and verified against two different computer systems before the winning numbers are drawn,” the release said. “This is done to ensure that every ticket sold for the Powerball drawing has been considered and has an equal chance of winning. Tonight we have a jurisdiction that needs more time to complete this pre-draw process.

Powerball is played in 45 states, plus Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.