An eye-popping and unprecedented Powerball jackpot whose rise to $1.6
billion became a national fascination will be split three ways.
The winners’ identities remain a mystery, but they bought their tickets
in Florida, Tennessee and a Los Angeles suburb where even lottery losers
were celebrating on Thursday January 14,2016 that such heady riches were won in their
modest city.
The winners of the world-record jackpot overcame odds of 1 in 292.2
million to land on the numbers drawn on Wednesday night January 13,2016, 4-8-19-27-34
and Powerball 10.
They can take the winnings in annual payments spread over decades or a smaller amount in a lump sum.
They can take the winnings in annual payments spread over decades or a smaller amount in a lump sum.
The California ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven in Chino Hills, California, lottery spokesman Alex Traverso told
7-Eleven store clerk M. Faroqui celebrates with customers after learning the store sold a winning Powerball ticket on Wednesday, in Chino Hills, California. Two other winning tickets have been sold in Florida and Tennessee, California Lottery said.
The winning ticket in Tennessee was sold in Munford, north of Memphi
Robinson said he bought four Powerball tickets just two hours before the cutoff Wednesday night January 13,2016 at Naifeh's grocery store, near their home
They then flew back to Tennessee to turn in their lottery ticket
The couple decided to take a lump sum payment, which will come to approximately $327.8million before taxes
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