Person steps forward to claim $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. — A person with a ticket matching all six Powerball numbers in Saturday’s $1.3 billion jackpot came forward Monday to claim the prize, Oregon officials said.

The ticket was purchased at a Plaid Pantry supermarket in the northeast part of the city, Oregon Lottery said in a statement.

Oregon Lottery will work with the individual in a process that involves security measures and vetting, which will take some time before a winner is announced.

“This is an unprecedented jackpot win for the Oregon Lottery,” Mike Wells, director of the Oregon Lottery, said in the statement. “We are taking all precautions to verify the winner before awarding the prize money.”

The jackpot has a cash value of $621 million if the winner chooses to take a lump sum instead of an annuity paid out over 30 years, with an immediate payout followed by 29 annual installments. Price is subject to federal and Oregon state taxes.

The prize was the fourth largest Powerball jackpot in history and the eighth largest among U.S. jackpot games, according to the Oregon Lottery.

The largest US lottery jackpot won in California in 2022 was $2.04 billion.

“Plaid Pantry is excited to hear that one of our 104 stores in Oregon has sold the $1.3 billion Powerball ticket,” Jonathan Polonsky, president and CEO of Plaid Pantry, said in the statement.