A very lucky person has won the largest single lottery payout in United States history—$758.7 million.
A 53-year-old hospital worker from Massachusetts, Mavis Wanczyk, came forward on Thursday to claim her prize in the Powerball drawing. She said she had quit her job and wanted to take some time to relax. She chose to take a single payment of $480 million, or $336 million after taxes. Winners can also choose to receive the jackpot(头奖) in 30 payments over 29 years.
The winning numbers were drawn on Wednesday night in the Powerball, which is played in most US states. The matching numbers were 6, 7, 16, 23 and 26, with the Powerball number 4. Wanczyk bought her ticket on Wednesday at a store in a small Massachusetts town. She said for some of the winning numbers, she chose birthdays of people she knows.
The jackpot was the second-largest overall lottery prize in US history. The biggest jackpot ever was a $1.6 billion Powerball payout in 2016. But that prize was shared among three winners, for they all bought the first prize number.
The Powerball lottery is held twice a week, with numbers drawn from two containers. One container holds 69 numbered balls, from which five are drawn. Another ball, known as the Powerball, is selected from the other container. To win the full jackpot, a person must match all six numbers.
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