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A single Powerball ticket just won the largest jackpot prize ever in US history

Aug 24, 2017, 18:56 IST

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A woman holds Powerball lottery tickets outside Bluebird Liquor in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California, United StatesThomson Reuters

A single lottery ticket worth $758.7 million just won the largest lottery prize in US history.

Wednesday's Powerball jackpot - the second-largest in US history - had a single winner, according to the Powerball website. The total haul is the largest lottery win ever, since the record largest jackpot of $1.6 billion Powerball was split between three winners.

The winning ticket was sold at the Pride Station & Store in Chicopee, Massachusetts, though the winner hasn't yet been identified.

The winning numbers were 6, 7, 16, 23, 26, and Powerball number was 4.

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According to the AP, six tickets sold are worth $2 million each, 34 tickets won $1 million prizes.

The winner will have a choice to claim the winnings in the form of a lump sum or an annuity. The annuity is a series of 30 annual payments, which increase by 5% each year. The lump sum is worth less than the face value of the prize.

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