World's largest Powerball jackpot
A Tennessee couple came forward on Friday with what they said was one of the three winning tickets for this week's record $1.6 billion U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot, appearing with their lawyer on NBC's "Today" program.
Lisa and John Robinson of Munford, Tennessee, now must present the ticket to Tennessee lottery officials for verification in order to claim their one-third share of the largest lottery prize ever offered in North America. They planned to do that immediately after their appearance in the "Today" show's New York studio.
Holders of the Wednesday night drawings' two other winning tickets, which were sold in California and Florida, have not yet come forward.
Under lottery rules, a winner has up to a year to present a ticket. All three states with winners have laws requiring their names to be released publicly, according to the Powerball website. (Reuters)
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