A Powerball ticket purchased in Illinois has won an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot, the largest lottery prize awarded in the United States so far this year. The lottery organization confirmed that the ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's drawing.
The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, 69, and the Powerball number was 9. The prize carries a cash value option of $450.5 million.
This marks the largest Powerball jackpot of the year. The lottery organization stated that this is a developing story and more information will be provided.