Overview
- The ticket, sold at a Hy‑Vee gas station in Quincy, Illinois, matched the Aug. 12 drawing numbers 4, 26, 66, 67, 69 and Powerball 9 with a Power Play of 2.
- The winner can choose the advertised $1.040 billion annuity paid over 29 years or a one‑time cash option of $450.5 million, with both amounts stated before taxes.
- Illinois officials confirm the Hy‑Vee retailer will receive a $500,000 bonus and that more than 3 million lower‑tier prizes were paid in the same drawing.
- Four tickets in Arizona, California, Florida and North Carolina won $1 million each for matching five white balls, and one Massachusetts ticket won $2 million with Power Play.
- The prize ranks as the eighth‑largest Powerball jackpot, follows a 44‑drawing rollover, resets the next jackpot to $20 million, and highlights how longer rollovers and new markets have pushed recent jackpots higher.