"California Resident Revealed as $1.08 Billion Powerball Jackpot Winner"
TL;DR
Yanira Alvarez was revealed as the winner of the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot in Southern California, choosing to receive the lump sum payment of $558.1 million. This marked the end of a 39-draw jackpot run for Powerball and was the first of two back-to-back billion-dollar winning tickets sold in Southern California that year. The record-breaking 2023 jackpots raised around $197.9 million for California public schools, and the upcoming Powerball jackpot is projected to be $935 million with an estimated cash value of $449.7 million.
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- Southern California winner of $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot revealed Yahoo! Voices
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