Traded in $2 for a billion.
A mystery Illinois lottery player claimed the historic $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot – and only needed to buy one set of numbers for the prize.
The solo ticket holder, who chose to remain anonymous, submitted their claim for Illinois’ second-largest lottery prize on Tuesday, just over a month after the jackpot-winning drawing, the Illinois State Lottery announced.
“I chose a Quick Pick and spent just $2 on a single line of Powerball numbers,” the winner told lottery officials.
The $2 spent is approximately 0.000000192% of the $1.04 billion jackpot.
“I never could have imagined that a $2 purchase would lead to a $1.04…
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