A second $1 million Powerball ticket sold in Oregon, as $2.04 billion jackpot won in California – KTVZ

Salem, Ore. –  One other $1 million Powerball ticket was bought in Oregon, because the document Powerball jackpot run ended Tuesday with a single ticket offered in California value $2.04 billion. The $1 million ticket offered on Monday was bought in Salem. A $1 million ticket was additionally offered in Portland final Wednesday. 

Because the Powerball jackpot run as much as the document jackpot started on August 3, the Oregon Lottery offered almost $33 million in tickets. Roughly a 3rd of these gross sales might be returned to state beneficiaries to help financial growth, schooling, veteran companies, state parks and extra. 

The retailers who promote lottery tickets additionally noticed greater than $2.6 million in added commissions from the enhance in ticket gross sales. That’s not together with bonuses from the lower-tier wins. 

Powerball is a multi-state jackpot operated by 44 states, plus the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The biggest prize received in Oregon was a $340 million jackpot in 2005. 

The Oregon Lottery recommends that you just at all times signal the again of your ticket to make sure you can declare any prize. Within the occasion of successful a jackpot, gamers ought to seek the advice of with a trusted monetary planner or comparable skilled to develop a plan for his or her winnings. Gamers have a yr to assert their prize. 

Because the Oregon Lottery started promoting tickets on April 25, 1985, it has earned almost $15 billion for financial growth, public schooling, out of doors college, state parks, veteran companies, and watershed enhancements. For extra info on the Oregon Lottery go to www.oregonlottery.org.