Single Powerball ticket sold in Illinois wins $1.04 billion jackpot, eighth-largest in US history

A ticket sold in Illinois matched all six winning numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing to claim the $1.040 billion jackpot. The grand prize has an estimated cash value of $450.5 million and ranks as the eighth-largest Powerball jackpot ever won, according to Powerball. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history was won on Nov. 7, 2022, when a ticket sold in California claimed a $2.04 billion Powerball prize. A $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot won on Christmas Eve ranks as the second-largest prize in U.S. lottery history.