A record-breaking jackpot was played in the USA: a resident of Los Angeles won $2 billion

After a nightly delay in the drawing of the largest jackpot in American history on November 7 due to security concerns, California lottery officials said on November 8 that a $2 billion winning ticket had been sold in Los Angeles County, reports The New York Times.

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The California Lottery said the "single winning" Powerball ticket was sold at Joe's Service Center in Altadena, a gas station north of Pasadena. Lottery officials said the ticket holder became the first lottery billionaire in the state. The name of the winner has not yet been announced.

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Powerball officials announced the winning numbers on the morning of November 8: 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56, with another 10 being Powerball. The winning ticket matched all six numbers.

The draw, originally scheduled for 22:59 pm ET on November 7, was detained for several hours as one of the 48 participating state lotteries needed "additional time to complete the necessary security protocols," according to a Powerball statement.

A spokesman for the Minnesota Lottery said in an email that after "unprecedented lottery interest" its "sales verification system has caused a processing delay." The official added that the "integrity of the process" has never been compromised and that the Minnesota State Lottery "does a thorough review."

The Powerball jackpot has grown steadily for months after 40 consecutive draws without a winner and sparked a ticket-buying frenzy across the country by regular lottery players and even some skeptics hoping to win even though it stood at 1 in 292,2 million.

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The winner will receive the largest payout in U.S. lottery history, officials said, eclipsing a $1,586 billion payout in 2016 split among three Powerball winners in California, Florida and Tennessee that set a world record.

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