A resident of the American state of Georgia became the owner of a colossal win in the Powerball lottery, having managed to accurately guess all six numbers. The jackpot amounted to 478 million USD, "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" reports with reference to the New York Post.
According to the lottery rules, the winner has a choice: receive the winnings in installments over 29 years in full or take a lump sum payment of 230,6 million USD. The lucky winner has 180 days to make a decision and register his winnings.
Statisticians calculated that the chances of winning were almost incredible - only one in 292 million 201 thousand 338. Despite this astronomical probability, luck smiled on the participant from Georgia. In the same drawing, two more players won big prizes: residents of Pennsylvania and Texas each matched five numbers, which brought each of them a million dollars. They also need to claim their winnings within 180 days.
The jackpot winner has not yet come forward publicly, which is common practice for big wins in American lotteries, where participants often prefer to remain anonymous until all formal procedures for claiming the prize are completed.
