One person in Tennessee is about $259.8 million richer after picking the winning numbers in the Powerball lottery drawing.

The winning numbers drawn for the multi-state lottery’s jackpot are 14, 18, 25, 33, 49, powerball 23. The Tennessee lottery website said the winning ticket was sold in Knoxville.

If the winner chooses the cash payout, it would be worth $153.5 million.

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 175,223,510.

The Powerball jackpot has been climbing since April 26, according to the lottery’s website.

In the last two years, Powerball prizes have increased considerably, due to ticket prices doubling to $2, and California, the nation’s most populous state, joining 42 other states, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands in playing the game.

The biggest winner in the history of Powerball took home $590 million before taxes after purchasing a winning ticket in May 2013 in Florida.

In August 2013, a Powerball jackpot worth $448 million was shared by three winning tickets held by a man in Ham Lake, Minn., a man in Monmouth Junction, N.J., and a group of 16 co-workers in Ocean County, N.J.

The largest lottery jackpot ever was a Mega Millions drawing in 2012 for $656 million. That prize was split among winners in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland.

Powerball is played in 43 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings take place every Wednesday and Saturday.

Source: Chicago Tribune

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