3 winning tickets sold in $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot

In Georgia, the lump sum take away would be $507 million.

Lottery official say winning tickets were sold California, Florida and Tennessee, but don’t be disappointed, there were some big winners in Maryland as well. TV footage showed hundreds of people, from news crews to gawkers, crowded the store and spilled into its parking lot. “Chino Hills!” in celebration of their city.

“I thought I won for a moment”, Jimmy Moreno, 52, of Toledo, said as he held up a “Match-5” ticket that he had bought at the store Wednesday. “I think it put us on the map – all over the world”, he said, adding that his brother called from Australia overnight to learn if he won. The San Bernardino County suburb is about 35 miles from Los Angeles.

Three Powerball tickets sold in Kentucky were $1 million winners in Wednesday’s drawing.

The winning ticket will share the $1.6 billion jackpot with winners in Southern California and Florida.

The person in Chino Hills had purchased a ticket with the winning combination drawn minutes earlier: 4-8-19-27-34 and the Powerball number 10.

The prize money would be paid in annual payments over 29 years or the winners could opt for a lump-sum payment. The store sold about $12,000 worth of Powerball tickets Wednesday alone.

Cole said it “would be terrific” if a resident was the one to win.

The two other winning tickets were sold in Chino Hills, California; and Munford, Tennessee.

The identities of the winners were not yet known. The store will receive a $1 million bonus, lottery officials said.

It was the second time in a row that a Powerball jackpot victor came from Tennessee.

“I’m hearing anecdotally and through news outlets, millions of people who have never played Powerball before are indeed purchasing a ticket”.