Tennessee couple claims to be winners of historic Powerball jackpot: media reports

John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee, show off what they claim is one of the three winning Powerball tickets from the largest jackpot in history.

They’ll pay off their mortgage and their daughter’s student loans, but don’t plan any big purchases.

Robinson said earlier in an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show that he and his wife, Lisa, want to help out certain friends, give to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, and donate to their church.

Florida Lottery says Frederick Walker, 19, claimed a $2 million prize on Thursday, one day after the drawing for the record-setting $1.6 billion jackpot.

He bought four tickets – one for each member of his family – at a convenience store one block from his home at 6:56 p.m. Wednesday, just hours before the numbers were pulled.

The jackpot drawing Wednesday night marked a record-setting day for the Tennessee Lottery, with $18.9 million in tickets sold, said Rebecca Hargrove, CEO of the Tennessee Lottery.

“Actually, (I was) a little scared because I didn’t know exactly what do to”, John said in an exclusive interview on TODAY Friday. Jim and Lisa Robinson had one of the three lucky tickets for the $1.6 billion jackpot.

“Big houses are nice”, her husband said, “But also you gotta clean ’em”. California Lottery officials said they were skeptical after a spokesperson for nursing home owner Shlomo Rechnitz said the victor was a senior registered nurse at Park Avenue Health Care and Wellness Center in Pomona.

He said the family appreciates community, family values and have always lived within their means.

“We were up all night”, she told the broadcast network.

So the California victor, and the two other winners in Florida, and Tennessee remain a mystery.

The holders of the two other winning tickets of Wednesday night’s draw – which were sold in California and Florida – have not yet come forward.

Ilene Townsend, the lawyer’s daughter, was able to contact the “Today” show’s producers.

Levy, who did not see the winning numbers himself, described the victor as a 62-year-old married mom of seven kids – six of them nurses themselves. They say they want to be private people after the lottery frenzy is over.

“Who will be coming out of the woodwork?” The third $1 million-winning ticket was sold in Hazard.