US$699.8M Powerball jackpot won, ticket sold in California
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After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the nearly US$700 million jackpot prize, officials said.
The winning numbers drawn Monday night were 12, 22, 54, 66 and 69. The Powerball was 15.
Thanks to nearly four months of futility and final ticket sales, the Powerball jackpot climbed to US$699.8 million, making it the seventh largest in U.S. lottery history.
No one had won the game's grand prize since June 5.
This was the first jackpot won on a Monday night since Aug. 23, when the game launched a third weekly drawing, officials said.
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