A ticket purchased in California matched all six numbers drawn Monday night to win the $699.8 million Powerball jackpot. The prize is the fifth-highest in Powerball history and the seventh-largest in US lottery history, according to a statement released by Powerball early Tuesday morning.
The winning ticket was purchased at an Albertson’s grocery shop in Morro Bay, near San Luis Obispo, by a person whose name was not revealed.
In 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, the lottery is accessible.
Since the game’s third weekly drawing began on Aug. 23, this was the first Powerball jackpot won on a Monday night.
On Monday, five tickets won a $1 million jackpot after matching all five white balls but missing the red Powerball. The winning tickets for the $1 million prize were sold in Arizona, Florida, Massachusetts, and Virginia. Because it contained the Power Play option for an extra $1, a ticket sold in Tennessee matched all five white balls, doubling the jackpot to $2 million, according to the firm.
Several Powerball players have won lesser cash prizes despite the fact that there hasn’t been a jackpot winner in months.
“Over 2.8 million tickets won prizes ranging from $4 to $1 million in Saturday’s drawing alone,” Powerball officials noted in a press release.
According to Powerball authorities, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.