California ticket-holder hits $1.6 billion lottery jackpot

A lucky California ticket-holder hit the jackpot in the nearly $1.6 billion lottery bonanza in the United States on Wednesday, officials said, after millions tuned in to see the draw live on television.The winning numbers were 8, 27, 34, 4 and 19, with a Powerball number 10, as lottery fever gripped the country, but there may also have been other jackpot winners in other states."We have a winner in California!A jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Chino Hills.We're still awaiting results from other states," California Lottery tweeted.The jackpot, which had stood at $1.5 billion a world record in the lottery industry for much of the day, eventually crept up to nearly $1.6 billion, ABC News said.The winner can choose to be paid the full jackpot in annual installments for 29 years or take a one-off payment, after tax.