One lucky New Jersey lottery player woke up a whole lot richer on Tuesday. Powerball says the $222 million jackpot winning ticket was sold in the Garden State.
PHILADELPHIA -- One lucky New Jersey lottery player woke up a whole lot richer on Tuesday. A single $222 million jackpot winning ticket was sold at Preet Food Mart in Lindenwold, Camden County, according to the New Jersey Lottery. The $222 million is the value of an annuity paid out over 30 years — if the winner takes the cash option, the value is $104.7 million.
Powerball says this is the fourth jackpot won in 2024, with the previous winner being drawn May 6, 2024. CBS News Miami reports that ticket was sold at a Publix in Miami Shores, Florida.Before that, Cheng Saephan, a Laos-born immigrant living in Portland, Oregon, won a $1.3 billion jackpot after battling cancer for eight years.The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
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