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$447.8 Million Powerball Winning Ticket Sold in California

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The half-billion dollar jackpot is the 10th largest ever.

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A Powerball ticket worth nearly half a billion dollars was sold at a convenience store in California, state officials said. The jackpot, worth $447.8 million, is the 10th biggest in history, and the odds of winning were just one in 292.2 million. The winner can claim his or her prize beginning Monday morning, and has a year to do so. The winning ticket was sold at Marietta Liquor & Deli in Riverside County, south of Los Angeles.

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