"Michigan Store Sells Record $842M Powerball Ticket; Florida Winners Claim $3M"

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"Michigan Store Sells Record $842M Powerball Ticket; Florida Winners Claim $3M"
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A Michigan resident has won the $842.4 million Powerball jackpot on New Year's Day, the first time the jackpot has been won on this holiday since the game began in 1992. The winning ticket was sold at the Food Castle store in Grand Blanc Township. The winner can choose between a 30-year annuity or a lump sum of $425.2 million before taxes. This jackpot is the fifth-largest in Powerball history and the 10th-largest in U.S. lottery history. Additional prizes were won in other states, with four $1 million prizes and two $2 million prizes with the Power Play option.

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