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Illinois lottery winner of $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot comes forward one month after drawing

A Quick Pick becomes $1 billion: $2 changes everything

By Kate Northrop

The Illinois Lottery has confirmed the handoff of a billion-dollar Powerball jackpot to one, lone winner.

The wait is over — the winner of the $1.04 billion Powerball lottery jackpot from Illinois has come forward to claim their prize.

While Illinois state law allows lottery winners of $250,000 prizes and more to claim their winnings anonymously, they shared with Lottery officials what it was like to claim the second-largest lottery prize ever won in the state.

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