米宝くじで３千億円の大当たり　世界最高額

【ロサンゼルスＡＦＰ＝時事】米国で８日に抽せんが行われた宝くじで、世界最高額となる２０億４０００万ドル（約３０００億円）の大当たりが出た。（写真は資料写真）
　当せんが出たのは、六つの数字を選ぶ宝くじ「パワーボール」。８月３日以降当せん者が出ず、繰越額が膨れ上がっていた。今回の抽せんは７日夜に行われる予定だったが、購入者が殺到したことで、参加する宝くじ運営機関の一つがセキュリティー上の手順を終えられず、延期されていた。
　カリフォルニア州の宝くじ運営当局は、六つすべての数字を当てたくじが同州アルタデナで１枚販売されたと発表。当せん者の氏名は公表されていない。
　当せん者は、賞金の一部のみを一括払いで受け取るか、全額を２９年の分割払いで受け取るかを選べる。一括払いの賞金額は約１４億ドル（約２０００億円）と推定される。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2022/11/09-15:15）

A single ticket sold in California scooped an eye-watering $2 billion on Tuesday after a delayed draw in the US lottery.
Only one of the millions of tickets sold across the country matched all six numbers in the Powerball draw, California Lottery said.
California Lottery makes its FIRST EVER Billionaire! the organisation tweeted.
One lucky ticket sold at Joe's Service Center in Altadena matched all 6 numbers in the November 7 #Powerball draw. The final jackpot amount for this draw came to $2.04 BILLION dollars.
The draw, which was originally supposed to take place on Monday night, was postponed after a participating lottery needed more time to complete security protocols due to high demand for tickets.
The winner, who had not been named on Tuesday, can choose to take a lump sum all at once, estimated to be around $1.4 billion, or the entire amount in annuities over three decades.
Most winners choose the lump sum payout.
Powerball tickets are sold in nearly all states -- 45 of 50 -- as well as Washington DC, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
But gamblers in California did very well out of the draw, California Lottery said.
We are so excited and we just can?t hide it. Not only did California have the BIG #Powerball winner, three more tickets matched 5 numbers missing just the Powerball in Gardena, Beaumont, and San Francisco. Congratulations to all our players!
Until Tuesday's win, there had not been a jackpot drawn since August 3, when a lucky ticket holder in Pennsylvania raked in an estimated $206.9 million.
Since then, 40 consecutive draws have produced no winner, and the Powerball jackpot has grown and grown.
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THIS REPLACES our xxx Powerball jackpot grows to record $2.3 bn in US xxx because after a technical delay, a winner of the draw was announced. The announcement of no winner by the unofficial Powerball USA site was incorrect.