The Record-Breaking Drawing
New Jersey Lottery officials confirmed the 18 second-tier winners from the single drawing, the most ever in the state for a Powerball game. The $1 million tickets were sold across multiple counties, and the four $2 million tickets — boosted by the Power Play multiplier — were also purchased within the state. The jackpot for that drawing was not disclosed in the facts, but the secondary prizes alone totaled at least $22 million.
" Translation: "Rekorddragningen
New Jersey Lotteri bekräftade de 18 andrahandsvinnarna från den enskilda dragningen, det flesta någonsin i delstaten för ett Powerball-spel. De 1 miljon dollar-lotterna såldes i flera olika countyn, och de fyra 2 miljoner dollar-lotterna – som ökats med Power Play-multiplikatorn – köptes också inom delstaten. Jackpotten för den dragningen avslöjades inte i fakta, men de sekundära vinsterna uppgick till minst 22 miljoner dollar totalt.
" We need to be consistent with "second-tier" -> "andrahandsvinnare". Also "counties" -> "countyn" is fine, or we could say "län" but in US context, "county" is often kept as "county" in Swedish. I'll use "countyn". Next: "A Dream, a Lost Ticket, and a Lucky Find
One of the $1 million winners had an unusual path to claiming the prize. The winner told lottery officials that the numbers came to him in a dream. He wrote them down, bought a ticket, and then promptly lost it. For six months, the ticket was missing — until it fell off a dresser in his home. He found it, checked the numbers, and realized he had a winning ticket that had been sitting in his bedroom all along.
The winner, who chose to remain anonymous as allowed by New Jersey law, said he had given up hope of ever seeing the ticket again. The discovery came just in time; lottery tickets in New Jersey expire one year after the drawing. The winner claimed the $1 million prize as a lump sum, after taxes.
" Translation: "En dröm, en förlorad lott och ett lyckligt fynd
En av de 1 miljon dollar-vinnarna hade en ovanlig väg till att ta emot priset. Vinnaren berättade för lotteritjänstemän att siffrorna kom till honom i en dröm. Han skrev ner dem, köpte en lott och tappade den sedan snabbt. I sex månader var lotten försvunnen – tills den ramlade ner från en byrå i hans hem. Han hittade den, kontrollerade siffrorna och insåg att han hade en vinstlott som hade legat i hans sovrum hela tiden.
Vinnaren, som valde att förbli anonym enligt New Jerseys lag, sa att han hade gett upp hoppet om att någonsin se lotten igen. Upptäckten kom precis i tid; lotter i New Jersey upphör att gälla ett år efter dragningen. Vinnaren tog emot 1 miljon dollar-priset som en klumpsumma, efter skatt.
" We need to ensure "dresser" is "byrå" or "kommod". "Byrå" is fine. Next: "The Winners and Their Prizes
Of the 18 second-tier winners, 14 took home $1 million each. The four who purchased the Power Play add-on saw their prizes double to $2 million. Power Play is an optional feature that multiplies non-jackpot winnings; for the April 29 drawing, the multiplier was 2x. All 18 winners have claimed their prizes, according to the New Jersey Lottery.
The record number of second-tier winners from a single drawing highlights the odds of matching five numbers — about 1 in 11.6 million — and the impact of a large player base. New Jersey is one of the most active Powerball states by ticket sales.
The winner who dreamed the numbers and later found the lost ticket said he plans to use the money to pay off his mortgage and help his children with college tuition. He added that he will continue to play the lottery, but now with a more relaxed attitude.
" Translation: "Vinnarna och deras priser
Av de 18 andrahandsvinnarna tog 14 hem 1 miljon dollar vardera. De fyra som köpte Power Play-tillägget fick sina vinster fördubblade till 2 miljoner dollar. Power Play är en valfri funktion som multiplicerar vinster som inte är jackpott; för dragningen den 29 april var multiplikatorn 2x. Alla 18 vinnare har tagit emot sina priser, enligt New Jersey Lotteri.
Det rekordstora antalet andrahandsvinnare från en enda dragning belyser oddsen för att matcha fem nummer – ungefär 1 på 11,6 miljoner – och effekten av
