$336.4 million Powerball winner coming forward - Local News - Boston, MA on day true story
& PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The person holding the winning ticket for last month's $336.4 million Powerball jackpot is coming forward.&
Rhode Island lottery officials are holding a press conference Tuesday morning to announce the winner.
The winning numbers from the Feb. 11 drawing were 1-10-37-52-57 and the Powerball was 11. The winning ticket was sold at a Stop & Stop supermarket in Newport.
The jackpot is the sixth largest in U.S. history. The lump sum payment will be $210 million.
The ticket price for Powerball increased from $1 to $2 in January. Rising sales nearly doubled the jackpot from $173.5 million on Feb. 1.
Powerball is played in 42 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The chance of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is about 1 in 175 million.
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