Powerball winner: $2.04B jackpot ticket sold in Altadena, California - USA TODAY

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A azygous summons sold successful California won the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball drawing Tuesday, Powerball officials announced.

The winning summons was sold astatine a work halfway successful Altadena in Los Angeles County, according to a tweet from the California Lottery.

The winning numbers were 10-33-41-47-56 and the Powerball was 10.

The largest lottery prize ever climbed to $2.04 cardinal connected Tuesday morning, with the lump sum for jackpot astatine $997.6 million. In summation to the jackpot-winning ticket, 22 tickets worthy $1 cardinal that matched each 5 numbers but the Powerball were sold successful 16 states, Powerball officials said.

Monday's highly anticipated drafting was delayed astir 10 hours due to the fact that a participating lottery was inactive processing its income and play data, the Multi-State Lottery Association said. As soon arsenic the required procedures were completed by the 1 outstanding lottery, the drafting proceeded conscionable earlier 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.

The hold was apt owed to a two-part verification strategy of summons income that uses an extracurricular vendor to guarantee each is successful bid earlier the game’s numbers are drawn, said Terry Rich, a erstwhile manager of the Iowa Lottery who besides served connected the Powerball board.

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Where was the winning Powerball summons sold? Who won?

The California Lottery said connected Twitter that the winning Powerball summons was sold astatine Joe's Service Center successful Altadena, which is successful Los Angeles County.

It could beryllium a portion earlier the individuality of the Powerball victor is revealed. In California, Powerball jackpot winners person a year to assertion their prize, according to the authorities lottery website.

Although fiscal experts pass winners not to archer anyone they've won, the winner's sanction is considered nationalist grounds successful the authorities of California. The California Lottery said a winner's afloat name, the sanction and determination of the retailer that sold them the ticket, and the magnitude of their winnings, including their gross and nett installment payments, are all subject to disclosure.

Here's however to play Powerball

Powerball is played successful 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands connected Monday, Wednesday and Saturday astatine 10:59 p.m. ET.

Each ticket costs $2. Players tin either select five achromatic shot numbers from 1-69 and 1 reddish "Powerball" fig from 1-26 oregon take to bash a "quick pick" which randomly selects numbers for them, according to Powerball.

For an other $1, you tin opt into “Powerplay,” which multiplies non-jackpot winning prizes by a origin of 2, 3, 4, 5 oregon 10.