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Powerball Winner Claims $425.3 Million Jackpot from February

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CaliforniaLottery 040114 WinnerClaimsJackpot?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1396390188891California State Lottery(LOS ANGELES) — A California man came forward on Tuesday to claim the $425.3 million Powerball jackpot from Feb. 19.

B. Raymond Buxton purchased the winning ticket at the Dixon Landing Chevron in Milpitas, Calif., and matched all six winning numbers — 17, 49, 54, 35, 1 and the Powerball number 34. The jackpot is the largest ever won in the state of California and the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history.

According to a press release from the California State Lottery, Buxton had already purchased one ticket for the Feb. 19 drawing, but purchased a second ticket during a trip to the Milpitas gas station.

Dixon Landing Chevron will receive a $1 million bonus for selling the winning ticket.

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