Kentucky Middle School Employees Win $1M Powerball Prize with Longtime Lucky Numbers

A group of 30 current and former employees of a Kentucky middle school won a $1 million Powerball jackpot and hid the winning ticket in a math textbook, referring to themselves as the "Jones 30" after their school. They have been pooling money together to play the lottery for over eight years and plan to continue playing as a way to stay in touch. The group split the pot, each receiving a check for $24,000 after taxes, and some plan to invest their winnings, travel, or make home repairs. The Kentucky Lottery President and CEO met with the group as they collected their winnings, and the lottery has raised over $6.8 billion for various programs throughout the state since its founding in 1989.