In the USA, the largest jackpot in the world was drawn in the lottery — $ 1.5 billion

The largest jackpot in the world was played in the popular Powerball lottery in the USA — the amount was $ 1.5 billion! The name of the winner is still unknown, but the official representatives of the lottery organizers said that the winning ticket was purchased in the suburbs of Los Angeles, California.

The lottery is held in 44 states of the country, and winning Powerball always becomes a sensation. The coveted prize goes to the one who correctly indicates the numbers of five white balls and one red, which is called Powerball.

And while the name of the lucky one is being found out, let's look at other spoils of fate who have won the largest jackpots of the Powerball lottery, find out how much money they won and what they spent it on.

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In 2014, 75-year-old Emma Duvall won $2 million. She chose the numbers she found in a fortune cookie in one of the stores in New York.

A 19-year-old builder named Jonathan Vargas won $35 million in 2008. Jonathan chose the numbers using the dates of birth and the age of his family. Later he created a channel about women's wrestling Wrestlicious.

In 2001, former inmate David Edwards (convicted of armed robbery) won $41 million. David bought a mansion in Florida and a private jet. In just five years, he spent all his winnings and died at the age of 58 in a hospice.

In 2009, 27-year-old Jeffrey Wilson won $88 million. Jeffrey says that after winning, little has changed in his life, except that he began to live in a bigger house. He donated part of the money to the children's hospital.

In 2005, 34-year-old Brad Duke won $220 million. However, after winning, Brad continued to drive his old car and work for another two and a half years. The fitness center instructor wisely disposed of the money - hired a team of financial consultants and invested his winnings.

In 2009, retired civil servant Solomon Jackson won $259 million. Mr. Jackson has donated generous amounts of money for a variety of educational purposes, including Morris College, which he graduated from.

The Hill family won $293 million. A modest and pious family plans to spend money on the education of their children (three sons and one adopted girl), grandchildren and nephews.

In 2002, the 55-year-old president of the contractor firm, Andrew Whittaker, won $ 314 million. Andrew donated 10% of his winnings to Christian charities, and he spent the other 14 million to open a fund to help families in need in West Virginia. Unfortunately, life did not work out for the former businessman after winning — he was pursued by people who wanted to cash in on his luck, and two daughters died of a drug overdose.

In 2013 , Pedro Quesada from New Jersey won $338 million. The former owner of the store spent part of his winnings on paying alimony to his family.

Employees of ConAgra Foods won $365 million. The lucky ones disposed of their money in different ways — someone built a house in Vietnam, someone quit their job and lives on the interest from their investments, someone just enjoys life and does what they love, and two winners even got married.

In 2013, 16 employees of a car maintenance company shared the winnings of $448 million. The reaction of the winners was different — someone was insanely happy about the money, especially after the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy, and some expressed dissatisfaction with the increased attention from the media.

In 2013, 84-year-old Gloria Mackenzie from Florida, a retired teacher, won $ 590 million. We can say that it was the will of fate: an elderly woman was missed in the queue for lottery tickets and she bought a ticket with the numbers already selected.