LOS ANGELES — The name of the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot winner will be made public Tuesday, three months after the prized ticket was sold at an Altadena gas station in November.
The winner has “respectfully declined” the opportunity to speak publicly, California Lottery officials said, but a statement will be read on the person’s behalf. The names of lottery winners, once verified, become public record under California law.
“We will show #CaliforniaEducation a whole lot of LOVE on #ValentinesDay when we unveil the sole winner of the record-breaking $2.04 billion #Powerball #jackpot from November,” state lottery officials said in a tweet late Monday.
