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Prizes need to be claimed within 180 days right after the drawing date on which the prize was won.

A player who buys a $two ticket has about a 1 in 11,688,053 chance to match five numbers and win at least $1 million, whilst the odds are 913,129 to 1 of winning the third prize of at least $50,000.

You can claim a Powerball jackpot prize as a lump sum or as an annuity payment more than 29 years .

"I do not recall a time in Sacramento we've had a jackpot this huge," said Carolyn Becker, spokesperson for the California Lottery Association.