Powerball: Rhode Island Vendor of Winning $336 Million Ticket Announced

By CHRISTINA NG | Good Morning America – Mon, Feb 13, 2012 10:21 AM EST

Lottery officials announced this morning that the winning Powerball ticket worth $336.4 million was sold at a Stop & Shop in the tony enclave of Newport, R.I., though the winner has not yet come forward.

The supermarket is located at 250 Bellevue Ave. in Newport, lottery officials said during a press conference today.

Over the weekend, it was announced that the winner of the Saturday night drawing was from Rhode Island, but the location of the ticket sale had not yet been disclosed.

If the winner chooses the cash option, the lump sum payment will be a record $210 million, the highest cash jackpot ever for the Powerball game.

The winner made a $9 wager and has one year to claim the ticket before it expires, a spokeswoman for the lottery said.

The winning jackpot numbers drawn Saturday were 1-10-37-52-57, with a Powerball of 11.

Due to increasing sales atter ticket prices doubled to $2, the Powerball grand prize more than doubled from $173.5 million on Feb. 1, the AP reports. This was the third-largest jackpot in the history of the game.

The top prize for this week's drawing is down to $40 million.

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  • Lynn
    Lynn  •  West Warwick, Rhode Island  •  3 months ago
    congrats to the winner!
    • Tejah
      Tejah 3 months ago
      congrats to what winner?
    • Tejah
      Tejah 3 months ago
      yall did yall get some thing for yall boos for valntine's day
  • Pedro De Pacus
    Pedro De Pacus  •  Austin, Texas  •  3 months ago
    Besides Family, if I won that much I would toss all of my good friends a few 100 thousand each who stood by me when I was down and out financially. Those are your true friends.
    • L.T.
      L.T. 3 months ago
      me too !!
    • No
      No 3 months ago
      While it's a nice idea, anyone who instantly gains that kind of money needs to consult a financial planner & an attorney. You can't simply give out 100's of thousands of dollars without huge tax consequences to both yourself and those who you are trying to be nice to. This is why a large percentage of people who win lotteries are dead broke two years later.
    • Chuck
      Chuck 3 months ago
      Your "true friends" would be crawling out of the woodwork.
  • Fugly
    Fugly  •  3 months ago
    I think Lottery winning's should be taxed at the capital gains rate (15%) better yet, not at all. After all, that dollar a guy spent for that ticket, the tax was Already paid !
  • Ted Koppel
    Ted Koppel  •  Boston, Massachusetts  •  3 months ago
    Holy crap Brian, I just won 336 bucks. Where's Lois?
    • Jessica
      Jessica 3 months ago
      I actually read that in Peter Griffin's voice without even trying.
    • NMSU
      NMSU 3 months ago
      "Shut up Meg!"
    • Sean
      Sean 3 months ago
      To be fair, he would use the word "dollars"
  • Chill Bill
    Chill Bill  •  Klamath Falls, Oregon  •  3 months ago
    I'm curious how you buy a $9 ticket on a $2 lottery?
  • moose
    moose  •  3 months ago
    This week is down to 40 million guess i won't waste my 2 dollars then.
    • tim
      tim 3 months ago
      If you made enough to pay off your mortgage it would be life changing. If ya ain't in ya caint win.!!!
  • Dave Parker
    Dave Parker  •  Neenah, Wisconsin  •  3 months ago
    How do you make a $9 wager on a game that is $2 per ticket?
  • myopinion
    myopinion  •  Anchorage, Alaska  •  3 months ago
    $9... doesn't seem like that person had their lottery-chance-spending out of control. Congratulations winner!
  • Kevin
    Kevin  •  3 months ago
    Dear guy that just won 336 million before taxes, move far far away and do not tell a soul about this. And heed these lessons from past winners(losers)
    1. You can say NO to requests for handouts from complete strangers or relatives that want you to invest in their "dream" of owning a small business.
    2.Don't buy ten houses without first considering the long term costs of property taxes, utilities and upkeep.
    3. DO NOT identify yourself if you don't want to get hit with lawsuits whether they are genuine or not.
    4. PAY the taxman immediately! We all saw how not getting around to that worked out for Richard Hatch when he won a million in the first Survivor.
    5. DO give to charity, gotta pay it forward.
    6. Manage your money and make it work for you, make more money from your money.

    But with all that being said....can I borrow a cool million?
  • James P
    James P  •  Lexington, Kentucky  •  3 months ago
    All I ever got from the lottery was a $300.00 veteran's bonus when the Kentucky
    Lottery first started....I am still $300.00 ahead because I feel with my luck that a
    'bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' and never bought the first ticket after that!
  • Jeff
    Jeff  •  Boca Raton, Florida  •  3 months ago
    #$%$ is a "tony" enclave?
  • David
    David  •  3 months ago
    This just in, the guy that won is Mitt Romney. He just doubled his bank account! God bless America.
  • JJ
    JJ  •  3 months ago
    THIS JUST IN TO OUR NEWSROOMS....The State of Rhode island today invoked a long dormant $335,999.00 tax on lottery tickets, on anyone who won anything over the past year that bought any ticket at a Stop and Shop.
  • david n
    david n  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 months ago
    the person bought a $9.00 ticket and the tickets are $2.00 each.how does that work?
  • Joe
    Joe  •  3 months ago
    YES i will marry you..
  • christine
    christine  •  Coram, New York  •  3 months ago
    I wish it were me!!!!!!!
  • DJ Spoke Wrench
    DJ Spoke Wrench  •  3 months ago
    We don't know that it's only one winner. It could have been a pool, like when office workes chip in to buy tickets. However, the fact that only 3 games were played suggests it was one person.
  • aiw
    aiw  •  3 months ago
    Cogratulations to the winner.

    Please be careful and do not disclose your name and family info. A blind trust will protect you from the goons that are just waiting... some have been posting here.

    Enjoy and be a giver. Be blessed.
  • dats
    dats  •  3 months ago
    shouldn't we have 336 winners making a million each instead of 1 big winner...this way more people win and it helps the economy..
  • frand
    frand  •  Bend, Oregon  •  3 months ago
    WHY IS the WINNERS ALWAYS back EAST???????
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