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Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Florida

Lady Luck has made her presence known in Florida, where the lone winner in the roughly $600 million Powerball jackpot reportedly bought the ticket at a Publix supermarket.

 

Were you shopping at a Publix supermarket in Pasco County when you bought your Powerball jackpot ticket? More specifically, were you in Zephyrhills? If so, take a close look at your ticket.

If you see the numbers 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11, then take a deep breath and realize that your life has taken a dramatic term, if you're so inclined to claim the cash value of your roughly $600 million winnings.

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That's right, you're the lone winner to the record Powerball jackpot, as noted by USA Today.com, in an article posted 2:46 a.m. today, May 19.

A Florida Lottery official reportedly told the Associated Press that more details were to be released.

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Not the lucky one?

According to Powerball.com, the current estimated jackpot resets at $40 million, for a $25.1 million cash value.

The USA Today.com report includes details about the redesigned Powerball and its "larger jackpots more often." 

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How would you spend a Powerball jackpot? We asked that question at Patch, when the roughly $600 million jackpot broke records. See what Patch readers said and add your own comments as well.

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