Seattle couple won $90M Powerball jackpot Thursday Dec 04,2014

 

  Lisa N. and Everett Quam of Auburn are the lucky winners of the $90 million Powerball ticket

A suburban Seattle couple who claimed a $90 million Powerball jackpot say they both will quit their jobs at Boeing and then travel, take care of their family and buy a new car.

But perish the thought of Ferraris or other six-figure supercars. They've got their eye on a Subaru Forester.

At a news conference Thursday Dec 04,2014 , Lisa Quam said she took a break from cooking on Thanksgiving Day and ran to the grocery store with her husband to pick up a newspaper with the Black Friday ads and some pumpkin spice.

They bought two Powerball tickets while checking out.

'The cashier was really nice and asked if we wanted to purchase Powerball. I said, 'Sure!' I had never purchased a Powerball ticket before,' she said.

Lisa Quam checked the numbers Sunday night.

'I yelled to my family, 'Get up here!' They all thought I was mad and angry about something. My daughter asked, 'Is this an emergency?' and I said, 'Yes!'"

The couple from suburban Auburn were still deciding Thursday whether to take the money in 30 annual payments or a lump sum of $56.8 million

The ticket for Saturday's drawing was the first winning Powerball ticket sold in Washington since the game began there in 2010

 

 Powerball is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands