Powerball player hits $1.33 billion jackpot. Where was ‘unprecedented’ ticket sold?

A lucky Powerball player’s win was “unprecedented” when they scored the $1.33 billion jackpot.

The winning ticket was sold at a Plaid Pantry convenience store at 6060 NE Columbia Boulevard in Portland, Oregon, for the Saturday, April 6, drawing, lottery officials said in a news release.

This player matched all five white balls 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 and the red Powerball 9. They have a cash option of $621 million.

They came forward to claim their big prize, but lottery officials said the public won’t know their identity just yet.

“We’re taking every precaution to verify the winner before awarding the prize money, which will take time,” Oregon Lottery Director Mike Wells said in the April 8 news release.

Wells said the win was “an unprecedented jackpot win for Oregon Lottery.”

The state’s previous record was set when a Powerball player hit the $340 million jackpot in 2005, lottery officials said.

This latest win is the fourth-largest jackpot in Powerball history, officials said.

Top 10 jackpot wins

1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022 — California
2. $1.765 billion — Oct. 11, 2023 — California
3. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016 — California, Florida, Tennessee
4. $1.326 billion — April 6, 2024 — Oregon
5. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023 — California
6. $842.4 million — Jan. 1, 2024 — Michigan
7. $768.4 million — March 27, 2019 — Wisconsin
8. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017 — Massachusetts
9. $754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023 — Washington
10. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021 — Maryland

What to know about Powerball

To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.

The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.

Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.

Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.

Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This story was originally published April 9, 2024 at 11:39 AM with the headline "Powerball player hits $1.33 billion jackpot. Where was ‘unprecedented’ ticket sold?."

Helena Wegner

McClatchy DC

Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.