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Powerball player in Illinois wins $1 billion jackpot
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Key Points:
- A Powerball ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's drawing, winning an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot.
- The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, 69, and the red Powerball 9.
- This jackpot is the largest Powerball prize so far in 2024 and the eighth-largest in the game's history.
- The winner can choose between a 29-year annuitized prize or a lump cash payment of $450.5 million, both before taxes.
- Wednesday's drawing marked the end of a 44-drawing streak without a jackpot winner since May 2.
