The lucky winner of this week's $1 billion Powerball jackpot, the third-largest purse in history, lives in California, and 36 other million-dollar winners are scattered across the U.S.

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The lucky player bought her ticket at a tavern in Fort Washington, about a 30-mile drive south from Washington, D.C., lottery officials said. She played the numbers 8, 12, 4 and 2 for 20 drawings ...