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August 7, 2013 Minnesota

Ham Lake Man Claims $149.4 Million Powerball Jackpot

Paul White said he's imagined winning the Powerball jackpot "so many times in my head." His dream became reality when the second set of numbers on his five-line quick-pick ticket matched the numbers drawn last night to win a share of the $448.4 million jackpot. Two tickets sold in New Jersey also won the jackpot.

White, a project engineer at Elliott Contracting in Minneapolis, said that he learned he won the jackpot this morning after his significant other called him at work and told him there was a jackpot winner in Minnesota. White knew he had two tickets with the Powerball of 32. He checked the ticket and discovered the remaining numbers on one of those lines matched the numbers 5-25-30-58-59 and he was the winner of the $149.4 million jackpot. He selected the $86 million cash option.

White said some of his winnings will help his family. White says, "I feel this pressure off my shoulders; that you carry every day with you. I have some kids. Am I going to be able to pay for them to go to college? Am I going to be able to take care of them if they have health issues? All these things; you don't ever have to worry about them again. It's amazing."

Holiday, 1442 N.E. Crosstown Blvd. in Ham Lake, sold the winning ticket. The store will receive a $50,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

 

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Mario Scarnici   August 7, 2013 New Jersey

August 7 Powerball Jackpot Prize Was Claimed at Lottery Headquarters 

The second New Jersey Lottery jackpot-winning Powerball ticket from the August 7 draw was claimed at Lottery Headquarters on August 22 by Mario Scarnici from Monmouth Junction. Joined by his wife and family, Scarnici presented and claimed the ticket. The winning ticket annuity value was more than $149 million. Opting for cash, Scarnici will receive almost $62 million after Federal and State tax withholding, some of which he distributed to his two adult sons. 

Scarnici, his wife and family were thrilled by the win but did not share any plans for spending any of their newfound wealth. He purchased his ticket at Super Stop n Shop, 24 Summerfield Blvd. & Rt. 522, South Brunswick in Middlesex County, as he has done daily for years. "I go in the store and buy a newspaper and lottery tickets," shared Scarnici, a long-time lottery fan. The winning numbers were one of three wagers he placed for the Powerball game that day, all of which were Quick Picks. 

Carole Hedinger, Executive Director of the Lottery had the opportunity to congratulate the winners personally. "One of the most rewarding aspects of my job is to meet the Lottery winners. Most of whom are hardworking, average people. Their lives are then dramatically changed by the win removing any burden of debt from their lives. On behalf of the Lottery, I wish the Scarnici Family well."

 

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Pedro Quezada March 23, 2013 New Jersey

New Jersey Player wins $338.3 Million Powerball Prize

Pedro Quezada from Passaic, NJ had the lone ticket that matched all six numbers for the March 23, 2013 Powerball drawing to win an estimated $338.3 Million. The numbers drawn were 17, 29, 31, 52, 53 and Powerball 31.

Quezada was a regular lottery player and purchased his winning ticket at Passaic's Eagle Liquor Store. Quezada was very excited about his win and wanted to help his family out first, and foremost.

 

 

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Cindy and Mark Hill November 28, 2012 Missouri

Dearborn Couple Claim Missouri's Largest Jackpot - $293.7 Million 

A Dearborn couple made Powerball history by winning half of the game's largest jackpot ever and the state's largest prize. Cindy and Mark Hill said they are in shock after discovering they held one of two tickets that matched all six numbers drawn to win the record Nov. 28 jackpot worth $587.5 million.

"I called my husband and told him, 'I think I am having a heart attack,'" Cindy, 51, said. "I think we just won the Lottery!"

Cindy had dropped their daughter off at school and headed to a convenience store to get a winning numbers report after hearing a winning ticket was sold in Missouri. She checked her tickets in the car and drove straight to her mother-in-law's house to have her double-check the ticket. Then she called Mark, and he went to his mom's house to see for himself.

"You know it's the Show Me State, so he said, 'Show me,'" Cindy joked.

Cindy bought the couple's winning combination, along with four others, the night of the drawing at Trex Mart, 17605 Highway Z in Dearborn. She let the computer quick pick the combinations on her ticket. The winning numbers were: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29, and the Powerball was 6.

"I was just telling my daughter the night before, 'Honey, that probably never happens (people winning),'" she mused.

The couple, who adopted a daughter from China five years ago, said they talked about adopting again since finding out about their win. They also plan to help family members, such as paying for college educations for their four granddaughters and their four nieces and nephews.

Cindy said she and Mark haven't had a lot of time to talk about their plans for the windfall, but since her daughter has never seen the beach, they plan to take her to one. She also wants a horse, so "in a couple years, I'd say yes."

Cindy also said Mark, 52, has talked about a red Camaro.

"It's really going to be nice to spend time – not have to work – and be able to take trips with our family," she added.

Cindy Hill worked as an office manager, but was laid off in June 2010 due to the loss of a grant. She said she then took a year off to spend time with their daughter and began looking for work recently when her daughter went to first grade. Mark Hill works as a mechanic for Hillshire Brands.

In addition to the Hill's win, Trex Mart will receive a bonus of $50,000 for selling the winning jackpot ticket.

 

 

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Mary and Brian Lohse September 26, 2012 Iowa

BONDURANT COUPLE CLAIMS $202.1 MILLION POWERBALL® JACKPOT 

A Bondurant couple claimed a $202.1 million Powerball jackpot on Thursday, becoming the second-biggest lottery winners in Iowa history. Mary and Brian Lohse said they had done their homework in advance by meeting with financial planners and had some very specific plans for the future as they claimed their big prize.

Mary Lohse, 42, a certified medical assistant at the pediatric clinic at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, said that the way the couple explained their win to their three children best encapsulates their plans as they move forward.

"We are still the same people that we were a week ago," she said she explained to her children. "And when your dad and I got married, we had dreams for things we wanted to do for our kids and, you know, have a boat and that kind of stuff. And we're going to do all that now, but we're still the same people that we were yesterday."

Brian Lohse, 43, an attorney at EMC Insurance in Des Moines, said the couple has formed the KJH Family, LLC, to claim the prize and handle the money moving ahead. "We have a plan to help our church and our community and the school," he said. "We're going to set up different structures to do that, financial structures to be able to do that. And of course our kids and ourselves – we want to make sure the kids are taken care of, so that we don't necessarily have to work 40 hours a week the rest of our lives."

The couple described the feeling of knowing that they will be able to help the Bondurant Federated Church where they are members and the Bondurant-Farrar Community School District where their children are students.

"God has certainly blessed us with more than we will ever need, and with the opportunity to do the good things in life and to do good for other people," Brian Lohse said. "So, that's our plan."

Brian Lohse, who had been out of town at the time, laughed as he remembered his initial reaction when his wife called him on Sept. 27 to share the news that they had won big.

"I just figured she was playing a joke," he said. "And she was carrying it quite far, but that's not necessarily unusual. She put her boss on and she tried to convince me as well, and I just figured I was being punked."

Mary Lohse said she bought just two Powerball plays on Sept. 26, the date of the drawing in which they won the jackpot.

"I was just filling up with gas on my way to work, and I usually do that once a week and that's when I usually buy a couple tickets," she said.

The next morning, she heard on the news that there was a Powerball jackpot winner in Iowa, and noticed that her ticket seemed to have at least some of the winning numbers. She then checked for sure once she had arrived at work.

"I was shaking so bad, I figured I should not be there giving children shots and stuff, so I lied and said that I had a sick child – which I have since apologized to them for – and left, and called him," she said as she smiled at Brian.

The couple said they plan to stay in the Bondurant community with their three children.

"I don't know how you're supposed to react," Mary Lohse said calmly as their claimed their prize. "I don't know what you're supposed to be doing. That's what everybody keeps saying, 'You should be doing flips!' But I'll have somebody else do them for me."

The Lohses' ticket matched all six numbers selected in the Sept. 26 Powerball drawing to win the jackpot. Mary Lohse purchased the winning ticket at: Casey's General Store, 1455 Grant St. in Bondurant. 

Powerball jackpot winners can choose to receive their prizes in annuitized payments over time or as a one-time, lump-sum payment. The Lohses chose to receive the prize as the lump-sum option of $129.8 million

 

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August 15, 2012 Michigan

Powerball jackpot winner had to look twice! 

Donald Lawson always figured he'd win the Michigan Lottery someday. Maybe even a big prize, like $10,000. But never did he think he would win $337 million!

"I couldn't breathe," Lawson said, in describing what it felt like when he realized he had a Powerball ticket worth millions of dollars. "I had to look at the ticket twice."

Lawson, a Lapeer resident, said he hasn't adjusted to being a millionaire--times 337.

"I feel exactly the same," he said. "When it sets in, maybe I'll feel different. It's overwhelming."

Lawson confessed that so far he hasn't thought too much about how to spend his money.

"I have to figure it out. But I will help my family, take care of my children and take care of myself. I can get things I've never been able to get before and still have money left over."

The first item on Lawson's shopping list is a vacation—"to wherever I want to go!"

Lawson learned of his good fortune on August 16 after his daughter told him the winning ticket from the previous night's drawing had been sold in Lapeer. Working backwards and matching the Powerball first, he checked his numbers and realized that he had a winner.

"I called my sister and told her to quit her job and come home. She laughed and said, 'Did you win the Lottery?' and I said yes!"

The winner then decided to have some fun with his mother.

"I called my mom and told her I won $200,000 in the Lottery and she didn't believe me.

Finally I said, 'Okay. I'll tell you the truth. I won $337 million!'"

Lawson elected the lump sum option, which is one prize of $224.6 million, less taxes (25 percent federal and 4.35 percent state). The final prize amount is approximately $158.7 million.

Lawson picked his own numbers, 6-27-46-51-56 and Powerball number 21, but they are not ones that he consistently plays. He said he was "guided from above" when filling out his bet slip. Prior to claiming his prize, Lawson first tucked the ticket in a Bible, then stored it in a safety deposit box.

The Sunoco Station at 1489 N. Main St., Lapeer, which sold Lawson the winning ticket, will receive a $50,000 bonus commission.

 

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B. Raymond Buxton February 19, 2014 California

WINNER CLAIMS $425.3 MILLION POWERBALL® TICKET SOLD IN MILPITAS!

After waiting nearly a month and a half, we finally have a winner! No, this isn't an April Fools' Day joke, but B. Raymond Buxton does have quite the sense of humor. He purposely chose today, April 1st, to come forward and claim his massive $425.3 million Powerball jackpot prize and he did it while wearing a shirt that featured a picture of Yoda and read "Luck of the Jedi I have." Buxton claimed his prize at the California Lottery headquarters in Sacramento and took a little time to share some of his story.

The Northern California retiree can thank his stomach for the big win. He was getting lunch at Subway, which is located inside the convenience store at Dixon Landing Chevron in Milpitas, when he decided to buy another ticket – yes, another ticket. Buxton already had a ticket for the February 19th draw, but the jackpot was so large he decided to test his luck again. This time, he bought a single Quick Pick® ticket and that $2 investment turned into $425 million.

"'Unbelievable!' is all I could muster," Buxton said as he described the moment he found out he hit the jackpot. "I sat in front of the computer for hours in disbelief, frequently checking and rechecking the numbers across multiple sources. Once the initial shock passed I couldn't sleep for days."

He couldn't sleep and he apparently didn't talk! When asked who the first person he told about the jackpot, Buxton replied, "Nobody, sitting on a ticket of this value was very scary. It's amazing how a little slip of paper can change your life."

Buxton took his time coming forward because he wanted to do things by the book, literally. "While validating the numbers at the CA Lottery website, I came across the Winner's Handbook and started to put a plan in motion." He started doing his research and said, "It took over a week to solidify legal and financial representation." With a team in place, Buxton claimed his prize and elected to take the cash option, which is an estimated lump sum amount of $242.2 million before federal taxes.

Now that the hard part is over, Buxton will use some of his winnings to travel. He also plans to give back in a big way. "I'm going to enjoy my new job setting up a charitable foundation focused on areas of pediatric health, child hunger and education."

 

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