https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/10/11/powerball-jackpot-soars-to-1-73-billion-ahead-of-wednesday-night-drawing/

FRAZIER PARK, CALIF. – A single ticket sold in southern Kern County claimed the $1.76 billion Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, but the Bay Area did not go home empty-handed.

The grand prize, the second-largest in U.S. history, has an estimated cash value of $774.1 million.