RICHMOND, Va. -- Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize
The jackpot was by far the largest lottery jackpot ever won, topping the previous record $1.586 billion prize won by three Powerball ticketholders in 2016.
Although the winning ticket wasn't bought in Virginia, the sales of Powerball tickets in Virginia generated over $42 million for K-12 public education in the Commonwealth.
More than 303,000 Powerball tickets purchased in Virginia won prizes from $4 to $100,000.
The $100,000 winning ticket was bought at:
- Smile Gas, 5201 South Amherst Highway in Madison Heights.
Three Virginia tickets landed $50,000. These tickets were bought at:
- Publix, 4660 Monticello Avenue in Williamsburg,
- 7-Eleven, 2712 North Armistead in Hampton,
- Go-Mart, 950 East Main Street in Wytheville.
