$758M Powerball jackpot: 1 winning ticket sold
Lottery officials say one winning ticket was sold, in Massachusetts, for the staggering $758.7 million Powerball jackpot -- but there was confusion over where the winning ticket was sold.
On Thursday morning, officials said the jackpot winning ticket was sold at the Pride Station & Store location in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Officials had initially said that the winning ticket was sold at Handy Variety, in Watertown.
CORRECTION: winning $758.7 million #Powerball ticket was sold in #Chicopee not #Watertown pic.twitter.com/VSIFuqCQ3s
— Mass. State Lottery (@MAStateLottery) August 24, 2017
The winning numbers selected late Wednesday night were 6, 7, 16, 23, 26 and Powerball number 4.
The $758 million prize reflects the annuity option, paid over 29 years.
Massachusetts Lottery officials cited by CBS Boston say it's the largest jackpot won by a single ticket in North American lottery history.
But it's not the biggest prize ever: In January 2016, a $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot was split among three winners.
Powerball says winning tickets for $2 million were bought in six states, and winners for $1 million were sold in 19 states.
The jackpot increased late Wednesday from a previous $700 million prize. At that amount, if taken as a lump sum, the jackpot is worth $443 million.
Federal income tax of 39.6 percent would dwindle the winnings down to about $267 million, and state and local taxes would also apply.
The odds of winning were -- one-in-292.2 million.
Powerball is played in 44 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The jackpot grew so large because nobody had won since June 10.