Tennessee Couple ‘Scared’ By Powerball Jackpot

A Tennessee couple claims to be one of the winners, and they shocked “Today” show viewers by revealing they haven’t even cashed in their ticket yet!

John and Lisa Robinson said they bought the ticket in the town of Munford. Atwal, says he was at home when a friend called to tell him that someone in Chino Hills had hit the jackpot.

“That’s what we’ve done all our lives, is work”, he said. They’re expected to receive their check in about 10 days.

The lump sum payout is about $327 million.

Most of the members said they will use the money to help pay off debt.

Roy said they have lived next to the Robinson’s for almost 20 years.

The other two winning tickets were bought in the modest Los Angeles suburb of Chino Hills, and at a supermarket in affluent Melbourne Beach, Florida.

On Wednesday night state lottery officials announced Naifeh’s sold Tennessee’s jackpot winning ticket, netting the grocery store a $25,000 prize as part of the designation. “Now I’ll be nervous because everybody knows”, he said.

“Actually, (I was) a little scared because I didn’t know exactly what do to”, John said in an exclusive interview on TODAY Friday.

The victor, who has seven children, six of whom are also nurses, was working Wednesday night when the numbers were drawn, and reportedly finished her shift before going home around 11:30 p.m.

“We are from a small town”, said John Robinson.

Not being familiar with lottery games, Walker figured those numbers were as good as any so he took that play slip up to the counter and purchased his ticket.

The Associated Press could not immediately verify the Robinsons’ claim. When the Robinsons arrived, office workers in the atrium cheered.

California has the biggest reward for the ticket seller – $1 million. “‘John! John! You gotta check these numbers!” she said. The prize money is about $533 million before taxes, Today reported. Lottery officials in those states have yet to confirm or identify the winners. The other winning tickets were sold in California and Florida. As lottery players searched online to find out who had bought the three winning tickets, they found a slew of hoaxes, including social media accounts from people saying they had won and promising followers a piece of the prize.