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Early reports say one winning ticket for the largest lottery prize in United States history has been sold to someone in Southern California.
早期報道稱，一張美國彩票史上頭獎金額最高的中獎彩票被賣給了南加州的某個人。
The record jackpot is worth $2.04 billion.
創紀錄的頭獎獎金為20.4億美元。
Lottery officials said the jackpot ticket was sold at a business called Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, a community northeast of Los Angeles.
彩票官員表示，這張頭獎彩票是在洛杉磯東北部阿爾塔迪納社區的一家名為“喬的服務中心”商店售出的。
The latest drawing for the lottery winnings, known as the jackpot, was held Tuesday morning.
最近的頭獎開獎活動是在周二上午舉行的。
That drawing had been delayed Monday night because of a sales processing problem.
周一晚上，由于數據傳輸過程出現問題，開獎活動被迫推遲。
The lottery is called Powerball.
這種彩票叫做強力球。
It is played by people in 45 U.S. states, as well as Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
美國45個州以及華盛頓特區、波多黎各和美屬維爾京群島的人們都在玩“彈力球”。
The jackpot was estimated to be $1.9 billion on Monday.
周一的頭獎金額估計為19億美元。
But the prize was increased to $2.04 billion on Tuesday morning.
但在周二上午，頭獎獎金已增至20.4億美元。
Tuesday’s drawing followed one on Saturday that was the 40th in a row without a winner of the big prize.
在周二之前的開獎時間是上周六，在此之前已經連續40期沒有開出頭獎。
The jackpot grows larger each time it goes unclaimed.
每一次無人認領時，頭獎獎金就會增加。
A winning ticket must match all six numbers that are drawn.
中獎彩票必須與開獎的所有六個號碼一致。
The numbers in the latest drawing were 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and 10.
最近一次開獎數字是10、33、41、47、56和10。
The current jackpot is more than $400 million larger than past record jackpots.
目前的頭獎金額比過去創紀錄的頭獎金額高出4億多美元。
Only four in the past have been larger than $1 billion, but none of those were close to the current prize.
過去只有四次頭獎金額超過10億美元，但沒有一次接近目前的獎金。
The current jackpot started at $20 million on August 6.
目前的頭獎金額是從8月6日的2000萬美元開始累積的。
No one has won the jackpot since August 3.
自8月3日以來，還沒有人中過頭獎。
The $2.04 billion prize is for a winner who chooses to receive yearly payments over 29 years.
中獎者可以選擇分期在29年內領取20.4億美元。
However, nearly all winners instead choose to be paid in cash, which greatly lowers the amount.
然而，幾乎所有的中獎者都選擇現金領取，這大大降低了領取金額。
Lottery officials did not immediately provide a value for the one-time cash payment, but it was likely to be around $1 billion.
彩票官員沒有立即提供這筆一次性現金支付的獎金，但很可能在10億美元左右。
The odds of winning the current jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
目前中頭獎的幾率是2.922億分之一。
The previous record for a Powerball jackpot was set in 2016 when three ticket holders from California, Florida and Tennessee shared a $1.59 billion top prize.
強力球頭獎之前的紀錄是在2016年創造的，當時來自加利福尼亞州、佛羅里達州和田納西州的三名彩票持有者分享了15.9億美元的最高獎金。
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