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| Winning Powerball ticket sold in California as numbers drawn for $1.5bn jackpot | Winning Powerball ticket sold in California as numbers drawn for $1.5bn jackpot |
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| A winning ticket to the record-breaking Powerball jackpot has emerged in California, the state’s lottery organisation has tweeted. | |
| The winning numbers in the Powerball drawing on Wednesday night are: 8, 27, 34, 04,19 and Powerball: 10. | The winning numbers in the Powerball drawing on Wednesday night are: 8, 27, 34, 04,19 and Powerball: 10. |
| The $1.5bn jackpot is the largest ever in the United States. It is not yet clear if the winning ticket, bought in Chino Hills, is the only winner. Other states have yet to declare their results. | The $1.5bn jackpot is the largest ever in the United States. It is not yet clear if the winning ticket, bought in Chino Hills, is the only winner. Other states have yet to declare their results. |
| Frenzy scene outside the Chino Hills 7-eleven where winning powerball jackpot ticket was sold pic.twitter.com/YozczVjKGr | |
| The payout is worth nearly $930m if a winner chooses an immediate cash payout instead of annual payments over 29 years, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington, D.C. and two US territories. | The payout is worth nearly $930m if a winner chooses an immediate cash payout instead of annual payments over 29 years, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington, D.C. and two US territories. |
| Most, if not all of you, are tearing up your tickets right now and tossing them in the air, but you knew that was going to happen, because the chances that you were going to win were incredibly slim. | Most, if not all of you, are tearing up your tickets right now and tossing them in the air, but you knew that was going to happen, because the chances that you were going to win were incredibly slim. |
| BUT, if there is more than one winner, and one of them is you, the Guardian has some tips for you on what to do next. | BUT, if there is more than one winner, and one of them is you, the Guardian has some tips for you on what to do next. |
| Suzanne McGee also has some advice on how to protect your money, once you get your hands on it. | Suzanne McGee also has some advice on how to protect your money, once you get your hands on it. |
| But remember David Ferguson thinks that, really, it would be terrible to win because it would make you miserable. | But remember David Ferguson thinks that, really, it would be terrible to win because it would make you miserable. |