SHERMAN OAKS—On September 1, there was a lottery winner who will take home $1,378,451. Monday’s Labor Day winning ticket was purchased at the 76-gas station located at 14478 Ventura Boulevard with five out of six numbers matching 8,23,25,40, and 53. No one claimed the Powerball win. The winning number in this multi-state lottery was 5.
This brought Wednesdays jackpot up to $1.3 billion. That jackpot goes on record as the ninth largest in the history of U.S. Lottery Jackpot games.
Winners have a choice in how to receive their winning money. It is taxable. There are two options. The player who wins Wednesday’s jackpot may choose to get all the money in one lump sum (about $589 million) or break it up into one payment annually for the next 30 years with a five percent increase each year.
45 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico participate in the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) game. Indiana reportedly has had more winning tickets than any other state. They’ve participated in the MUSL since its inception in 1992.
The only states that do not participate are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah.
