$2 Billion Powerball Ticket Sold in Los Angeles County, Lottery Officials Said

After an overnight delay held up the drawing of the largest jackpot in American history on Monday, lottery officials in California said Tuesday that a winning, $2 billion ticket was sold in Los Angeles County.

The California Lottery said the “only winning” Powerball ticket was sold at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, a gas station just north of Pasadena. Lottery officials said the ticket holder is now the first lottery billionaire in the state. No one has come forward to claim the prize yet.

Powerball officials announced the winning numbers on Tuesday morning: 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56, with another 10 as the Powerball. The video announcing the winning numbers did not address the delay. The winning ticket matched all six numbers.

More than 11.2 million tickets won cash prizes in the drawing, totaling $98.1 million. In all, 22 tickets across the country matched all five white balls to win a $1 million prize. One ticket in Florida won $2 million by matching all five white balls and the Power Play option. There were also 225 tickets that won a $50,000 prize and another 42 tickets won a $100,000 prize.

Joseph Chahayed, the owner of the gas station which has been in business for 20 years, was the recipient of $1 million for selling the winning ticket. At a news conference on Tuesday, he said he planned to divide it among his family, including 11 grandchildren. “I encourage you to buy a ticket from this station,” he said. “We guarantee one day you’re going to be a winner, too.”

An additional $156 million, raised from ticket sale profits, will go to California public schools.

The Powerball jackpot grew steadily for months after 40 straight drawings without a winner and set off a frenzy of ticket-buying across the country by routine lottery players and even some skeptics, hopeful that the odds of winning, one in 292.2 million, would tilt in their favor.