Lucky player in Seattle suburb wins $754.6M Powerball prize

According to Washington State Lottery officials, a single winning ticket for the $754.6 million Powerball jackpot was sold Tuesday night at a department store in a Seattle

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. Monday night's winning numbers were 5 11 22 23 69 and the Powerball 7. According to Lottery officials, the winning ticket was purchased Sunday at a Fred Meyer store in Auburn, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) to the South Seattle. A fifty thousand dollar bonus will be given to the store. The winner has not yet been announced. It is the second time in Washington state that a Powerball jackpot ticket has been awarded. was sold and both tickets were purchased in Auburn in 2014.

A jackpot of 90 million was won. Another $1 million

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on a ticket purchased in Airway Heights, near Spokane, in November has yet to be claimed, according to lottery officials. Lottery winners have 180 days to claim their

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s Powerball officials said in a statement early Tuesday that a single ticket matched all six numbers and that ticket sales increased the jackpot. Beyond a previous estimate of $747 million, the entire jackpot goes to a winner who chooses an annuity that is distributed in an immediate but partial payment followed by additional payments that increase five percent annually for 29 years. The winner also You can choose to receive a one-time cash payment of $407.2 million according to Powerball.

Both prizes are available before taxes according to the Lottery website. The estimated jackpot for Wednesday's upcoming drawing is $20 million. The Powerball jackpot was won for the first time on Monday night since Nov. 19 due to the winless streak. The award grew to become the ninth largest in United States history. Higher interest rates have allowed for annuity payments. increase compared to previous jackpots when interest rates were lower most winners prefer an immediate cash prize astronomical winning odds of 1 in 292.2 million are set to generate big prizes attracting more

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s recently someone in Maine won a $1.35 billion Mega Millions prize in January and a California

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won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot in November neither of those prizes have been claimed Powerball is available in 45 states Washington DC Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands thank you