A LUCKY ticket holder has scooped $2.04billion (£1.76billion) — the largest lottery prize in history.
The winner bought the ticket in California, US, after a rollover for three months without anyone winning the top prize.
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The odds of bagging the jackpot were said to be one in 292.2million.
The Powerball lottery winner, who organisers did not identify, bought their ticket at a service centre in Altadena.
They can take the full prize, paid over 29 years, or a cash lump sum paid immediately.
The winners usually opt for the lump sum, which for yesterday’s jackpot was $997.6million (£864.5million).
Previously, the highest lottery win was $1.6billion (£1.3billion), which was divided between three US people in 2016.
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This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk
