Oregon Ticket Wins Fourth-Largest Powerball Jackpot in History, Totaling Over $1.3 Billion
Published on April 7, 2024
A historic Powerball win saw all six numbers matched, on top of a single ticket scoring the fourth-largest jackpot of over $1.3 billion in the game’s history. Powerball announced the winning numbers for April 6: 44, 27, 52, 22, 69 and Powerball 9. The winning ticket came out of Oregon, with final ticket sales pushing the jackpot past its earlier estimate of $1.3 billion to a grand total of $1.326 billion, now the eighth largest among U.S. lottery jackpot games, Powerball announced. The lucky winner will now have the choice between a lump sum payment of $621 million minus taxes or an annuitized prize, which will see a yearly amount paid to the winner—also before taxes, according to Powerball....