The person who won $2 billion playing California Powerball in the United States has the opportunity to withdraw once a year. This option became effective after the two-month period for claiming the money with the one-time payment expired. With this further option to request the prize, the winner has a period of ten months. The first option had the disadvantage that it included a 50% discount, which would equate to $997 million.
With annual payments of $63 million for 30 years, the winner would receive more than the $1.89 billion total. This amount represents a 5.5% reduction in the total.
The organizers of the biggest prize in history did not announce the player’s presence to try his luck. The ticket won was purchased at the Joe’s Service Center gas station in the city of Altadena, which is part of the county of Los Angeles.
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Last Monday, November 7th, 2022, the first date for the draw was set. However, it was postponed to Tuesday morning, November 8 of the same year.
The delay was related to delays in receiving information about ticket sales from one of the participating venues. The lottery has by its rules to get all data of the made sales before starting the numbers.
The winning numbers were 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and Powerball was 10. This lottery is run in 45 states across the country, in addition to Washington DC, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
The fixed days of the week for participation in the draws are Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The exact time to know the winning numbers is scheduled for 11:00 PM Eastern Time.