January, 2025 10:50 a.m.   

The First Powerball jackpot of 2025, worth $328.5 million, was sold in Beaverton.

An Oregon Lottery release said the ticket for Saturday’s drawing was purchased on Friday in the 97006-zip code.

The winner has a year to come forward and claim their prize. Once a claimant comes forward, it will take time before a winner can be identified due to security and payment processes. Per state law, players in Oregon, with few exceptions, cannot remain anonymous. The largest Powerball prize previously won in Oregon was last year’s $1.3 billion jackpot split between a Portland man, his wife and a friend.

Approximately a third of sales from the game

ill be returned to state beneficiaries to support economic development, education, veteran services, start parks and more.
Powerball is a multi-state jackpot operated by 44 states, plus the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.