By Meena
A lucky Powerball ticket worth a whopping $1 billion was sold at Las Palmitas Mini Market in downtown LA.
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Powerball officials turned up to change the sidewalk sign to "Billionaire Made Here" at the small LA store that sold the winning ticket.
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Alva Johnson, director of the California State Lottery, held a press conference to celebrate the enormous win in the heart of the city.
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The winner is urged to sign the ticket, keep it safe, and bring it to a lottery office. The prize? A hefty $1.08 billion!
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Las Palmitas co-owners received $1 million for selling the winning ticket. Angelica Menjivar plans to invest in her daughters' education with this windfall
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This jackpot is the third largest in Powerball history and the sixth largest overall. LA seems lucky with another mega-win last year!
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The life-changing digits: 7-10-11-13-24, and the Powerball number was 24. The winner has the choice between annuity or lump-sum payout.
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36 other ticket holders won $1 million each. Seven of these lucky tickets were also sold in California.
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With the odds of winning a jackpot at 1 in 292.2 million, this win is truly extraordinary, stirring excitement among the LA community.
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