California ticket holder scoops $2bn jackpot in biggest lottery payout ever
by Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans and Jonathan Y from US news | The Guardian on (#65KN9)
Winner of $2.04bn Powerball prize - $400m greater than previous record - not identified by name
The largest ever lottery prize in history, the $2.04bn Powerball jackpot, has been won.
The US lottery's official website on Tuesday showed a ticket holder in California had matched the winning numbers, hours after an early Tuesday drawing that had been marred by delays.
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