One Powerball Ticket Comes Up With Winning Numbers

[Trossi3389]

$365 Million Lottery Prize is Largest in Country's History

OMAHA, Neb. (Feb. 19) - One person overcame the 1-in-146.1 million odds to buy a winning Powerball ticket worth a record $365 million, lottery officials said early Sunday.

Only one winning ticket was sold for Saturday's jackpot, the largest in the country's history, the Powerball Web site said.

Nebraska Lottery officials confirmed a winning ticket was sold in Lincoln, spokesman Brian Rockey said. They know where it was sold and will visit the site early Sunday to verify the ticket, he said.

As of early Sunday, no one had come forward to claim the jackpot, he said.

"We don't know if the winner knows yet," Rockey said.

If more than one ticket was sold, the jackpot would be split. Rockey said Nebraska officials have not yet been notified they were the only state with a winning ticket from the Multi-State Lottery Association, based in Des Moines, Iowa, which runs Powerball.

The Powerball jackpot topped the previous lottery record, which was $363 million for the Big Game -- the forerunner of Mega Millions. That was won by two ticket holders in Illinois and Michigan in 2000.

Powerball's previous record of $340 million was won by an Oregon family in October.

People with dreams of winning the record jackpot stood in lengthening lines Saturday to buy tickets that flew out of machines at dizzying speeds.

West Virginia retailers cranked out tickets at a rate of 29 per second on Friday, said Libby White, the lottery's marketing director. North Carolina and Virginia residents called the West Virginia lottery asking for directions to the closest retailer, she said.

Sales in South Carolina reached $11,000 a minute on Friday, "pretty staggering," said John C.B. Smith, chairman of the state's lottery commission.

Jerry Bono, a furniture mover from Omaha, said he averages $10 worth of Powerball tickets per week, but goes for the big jackpots and leaves the lesser games alone.

"If I lose, I lose, but if I ever hit, I'd get out of here and move to Las Vegas."

Powerball is played in 28 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


2/19/2006 05:30:55

Winning Numbers: 15-17-43-44-48 Powerball: 29

[Henry09]

That is the craziest amount to be winning jeeeezz

The highest poweball amount we have had to win in Australia is like 34mil

[upinya83]

Anyone heard from Gandy. He's from the Lincoln area.

[jaypasco]

[Hoosiercatdaddy]

Originally Posted by upinya83

Anyone heard from Gandy. He's from the Lincoln area.

lol i dont suppose we'll be hearing from him anytime soon

[Dr. Jack]

If it's Gandy - we hunt him down until we find him and then we take it from him.

[upinya83]

Originally Posted by Dr. Jack

If it's Gandy - we hunt him down until we find him and then we take it from him.

3 1/2 hour drive for me. I'll do the dirty work

[dannyray]

I sure am hoping its one of my cousins In Nebraska...I wonder if they would remember me???? lol

[dannyray]

Originally Posted by upinya83

3 1/2 hour drive for me. I'll do the dirty work

LMAO !! I'll meet up with you and ride with ya...I'll be the lookout guy....<prnd>

[Dr. Jack]

Originally Posted by upinya83

3 1/2 hour drive for me. I'll do the dirty work

Upinya runs the show. We follow your lead!

Danny and his "cousins" will help too. LMAO j/k

[Hoosiercatdaddy]

Originally Posted by Dr. Jack

Upinya runs the show. We follow your lead!

Danny and his "cousins" will help too. LMAO j/k

Danny's cousins kissing each other could get in the way

[dannyray]

Originally Posted by Hoosiercatdaddy

Danny's cousins kissing each other could get in the way

LMAO cat !! sounds like you know them well....LOL....hey, dont ya think we better get trossi to go with us too?? if Gandy sees those 36" biceps, he surely wouldnt put up a fight, would he ??

[TCD619]

funny story: i prayed that night about an hour before it went off. I asked god "hey, im not gonna be greedy, i'll take 100,000$, you dont have to give me the jackpot." When the drawing started, the first 2 numbers that came out matched my ticket, i almost fell. its ashame the rest missed. but for a moment, i thought i was running straight to the lexus dealership.

[Trossi3389]

LINCOLN, Neb. (Feb. 22) - Eight workers at a Nebraska meat processing plant claimed the record $365 million Powerball jackpot on Wednesday, giving each about $15.5 million after taxes.

The seven men and one woman, introduced by Gov. Dave Heineman, all work at a ConAgra ham processing plant near the U Stop convenience store where they bought the winning ticket for Saturday's lottery.

It was the biggest jackpot for any U.S. lottery.

"I didn't know what to think," said Robert Stewart, 30, who said he was a maintenance supervisor before the win. "I still don't know what to think."

The previous U.S. lottery jackpot record was $363 million for the Big Game, the forerunner of Mega Millions. Powerball's previous record jackpot, $340 million, was won by an Oregon family in October.

In addition to Stewart, the winners were identified as Quang Dao, 56; David Gehle, 53; Alain Maboussou, 26; Chasity Rutjens, 29; Michael Terpstra, 47; Dung Tran, 34; and Eric Zornes, 40.

The winning numbers were 15, 17, 43, 44 and 48, with a Powerball number of 29, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association of Des Moines, Iowa, which runs the game for the participating states.

Powerball tickets are sold in 28 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


02/22/06 11:54 EST

[rmaciasl]

i would like to win that and with that i wont even have to work in life lol