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The cancer-stricken winner of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon will get a $422 million lump-sum after taxes and says he’ll keep playing the lottery

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The cancer-stricken winner of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon will get a $422 million lump-sum after taxes and says he'll keep playing the lottery

The cancer-stricken winner of the .3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon will receive a 2 million lump-sum after taxes and plans to continue playing the lottery.

Powerball player wins $1.3 billion jackpot

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Powerball player wins $1.3 billion jackpot

A ticket sold in Oregon has won a Powerball jackpot of over .3 billion, the eighth largest in U.S. history. The winning numbers were white balls 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 and red Powerball 9. The chances of winning with the correct six double-digit numbers on a ticket are one in 292.2 million. The prize can be taken as a single lump sum of about 8.9 million or in 29 annual payments. Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.