Powerball numbers: One winning ticket for $2B jackpot sold in California - WABC-TV

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NEW YORK (WABC) -- There's 1 winning summons for the $2B Powerball jackpot!

That fortunate summons sold astatine Joe's Service Center successful Altadena, California, lottery officials confirmed connected Tuesday.

The victor matched each six numbers drawn successful the delayed Monday, Nov. 7 drafting - achromatic balls 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and reddish Powerball 10. The Power Play multiplier was 2X.

Due to a method issue, the Powerball drafting was delayed Monday nighttime and performed astatine 8:57 a.m. EST connected Tuesday astatine the Florida Lottery gully workplace successful Tallahassee.

The triumph comes connected the 41st gully of the jackpot run. Final summons income pushed the jackpot beyond its earlier estimation to $2.04 cardinal astatine the clip of the drawing, making it the world's largest lottery prize ever won.

The victor volition person the prime betwixt an annuitized prize of $2.04 cardinal oregon a lump sum outgo of $997.6 million. Both prize options are earlier taxes. If the victor selects the annuity option, they volition person 1 contiguous outgo followed by 29 yearly payments that summation by 5% each year.

As for the origin of the delay, Minnesota lottery officials took the blame.

Minnesota's income verification strategy caused a processing delay, they said.

"The hold was indispensable to corroborate the Powerball drafting could beryllium conducted securely and accurately. At nary clip was the integrity of the process compromised," according to a connection released by the Minnesota Lottery.

You tin ticker the Powerball drafting astatine 11 p.m. each Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, astatine abc7ny.com/lottery, and connected our 24/7 streaming channel.

New Jersey has 3 $1 cardinal Powerball 2nd spot winners - tickets matching 5 numbers but not the Powerball.

Those tickets were sold astatine the pursuing locations:

Camden County: News Nook, 17 S Centre St., Merchantville;

Mercer County: 7-Eleven #27890, 222 Dutch Neck Rd., Hightstown; and,

Middlesex County: Atlantis Fresh Market #37, 421 US Highway 1 South, Edison.

Powerball says 22 of those tickets were sold nationwide. New York and Connecticut did not person immoderate cardinal dollar winners.

Powerball is played successful 45 states, arsenic good arsenic Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Mega Millions is besides streamed astatine abc7ny.com/lottery connected Tuesday and Thursday astatine 11:00 p.m.

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