In an incredible stroke of luck, a resident of California has won the Powerball lottery jackpot for the second time in 2023, with the prize amount exceeding $1 billion.

On Wednesday, after 35 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Powerball game finally produced a single $1.76 billion winner. A lottery ticket sold in California matched all five numbers plus the Powerball and secured the entire jackpot….

The winner of the unimaginable haul will choose between being paid $1.76 billion in 30 annually-increasing payments over 29 years or the lump-sum cash value of $774.1 million.

[In unrelated news, my retirement has been postponed indefinitely. — Ed]