One winning Powerball ticket sold in California worth $593 million

IT’S the 10th largest lottery prize in US history and one lucky person has the only winning ticket.

One lucky Californian Powerball player has scored an absolute king’s ransom.

A SINGLE winning Powerball ticket matching all six numbers was sold in California and will claim an estimated $US447.8 million ($A $593 million) jackpot, lottery officials said Sunday.

It was not immediately known where the ticket that will claim the 10th largest lottery prize in US history was sold, according to Powerball spokesman Randy Miller.

The lucky numbers drawn Saturday night were 20-26-32-38-58, and the Powerball number was 3.

UPDATE: One Winning Powerball Ticket Worth $447M Was Sold In The Riverside County City Of Sun City https://t.co/pj4ctO1xZt pic.twitter.com/sJmxGhdBu4

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Miller said the estimated jackpot prize is based on a winner choosing an annuity, which pays off over 29 years. The cash prize would be $US279.1 million ($A370 million). Both prize amounts would be before taxes are deducted.

Before the drawing Saturday night the jackpot was estimated at $US435 million. The jackpot had grown because no one had matched all the numbers since April 1. The odds of winning Saturday’s drawing were only one in 292.2 million. Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

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