{"id":5293,"date":"2026-08-14T19:08:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5293"},"modified":"2026-08-14T19:08:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:08:59","slug":"one-ticket-one-gas-station-1-billion-powerballs-drought-ends-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5293","title":{"rendered":"One ticket, one gas station, $1 billion: Powerball\u2019s drought ends in Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The ticket that won the jackpot Wednesday night was purchased at a Hy-Vee station in Quincy, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) west of the state capital of Springfield along the Missouri border, Illinois Lottery officials said. The winning numbers were 4-26-66-67-69 with the Powerball number of 9.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5291\">Flock Safety says it will totally be better about (not) giving your license plate to law enforcement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t immediately clear if the winner has come forward yet.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The prize comes in the form of either an annuity of $1 billion paid over 29 years or a lump-sum payment of $450.5 million. Winners almost always\u00a0take the lump sum.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first Powerball jackpot won since May 2, when the top prize was $20 million, and the first since\u00a0ticket sales began in the United Kingdom\u00a0last month. At $2 per play, the odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292 million.<\/p>\n<p>The $1.04 billion grand prize was the eighth-largest in Powerball history, game organizers said. Another lottery game, Mega Millions has also had a $1 billion jackpot winner.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5289\">Facing a decadeslong shortage, the FAA has now hired more than 2,000 air traffic controllers after its campaign recruiting Gen Z video gamers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to our newest Powerball jackpot winner in Illinois,\u201d Stephen Durrell, chair of the Powerball Product Group and executive director of the Kansas Lottery, said in a statement. \u201cFor more than three decades, Powerball has shown that a winning ticket can be sold anywhere the game is played, giving every $2 ticket the chance to change not only a winner\u2019s life, but generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Four tickets sold for Wednesday\u2019s drawing \u2014 in Arizona, California, Florida and North Carolina \u2014 hit five of the numbers but missed the Powerball number. They were worth $1 million apiece. A ticket sold in Massachusetts also matched all the numbers except the Powerball number, but won $2 million because of the \u201cPower Play\u201d multiplier option costing an extra $1 per play.<\/p>\n<p>More than 3 million tickets won lesser cash prizes.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Powerball jackpot resets to $20 million for the next drawing on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The record lottery jackpot still stands at\u00a0just over $2 billion, won with a Powerball ticket purchased in California in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5287\">Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in killing of UnitedHeathcare CEO. \u2018I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The $1.04 billion jackpot ended a three-month drought. 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