By Chantal Da Silva -
NBC News
The lucky owner of a single Powerball ticket in Washington state has won a jackpot worth $754.6 million after matching all six numbers drawn in Monday's drawing, authorities said.
The winner's identity remains a mystery, but his ticket matched numbers 5, 11, 22, 23 and 69 on the white ball and 7 on the red Powerball.
The Power Play multiplier was 2X.
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The win means the Powerball jackpot, which has eluded players since last November, has come to an end with the 34th draw of the jackpot race, Powerball organizers said in a press release. .
Final ticket sales caused the jackpot to exceed its previous estimate and reach its latest total at the time of the draw, making it the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot and ninth-largest US Lottery jackpot ever won, authorities said.
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The ticket holder will be able to choose between an annualized prize of $754.6 million or a one-time payment of $407.2 million.
Both award options are before taxes.
If the winner opts for the annuity option, they will receive an immediate payment, with 29 annual payments to follow that will increase by 5% each year, according to officials.
Other big winners in Monday's drawing included two ticket holders in Michigan and three in New York who matched all five white balls and won $1 million in prizes.
Another ticket from Texas matched all five white balls and doubled the prize up to $2 million by including the Power Play option for $1 more per play, according to authorities.
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Meanwhile, there were also 58 tickets nationwide that won prizes of $50,000 and 16 tickets that raffled prizes of $100,000.
Monday's drawing was the first time the Powerball jackpot has been won this year.
Earlier, on November 19, 2022, a Kansas ticket won a $92.9 million jackpot, according to Powerball organizers.
Among the Powerball jackpots won in 2022 is a $632.6 million jackpot won on January 5 and split between winners from California and Wisconsin.
The next Powerball drawing is scheduled for Wednesday night.
