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LUZERNE COUNTY MAN CLAIMS $37,600,000 POWERBALL JACKPOT
November 28, 2011
Using the change from buying a granola bar and cup of coffee to purchase a Powerball ticket on a whim transformed into a $37.6 million windfall for Steven Lloyd of Harding, Luzerne County.
Lottery Executive Director Todd Rucci today presented a ceremonial check for $37,622,580.20 to Lloyd, 51, holder of the single jackpot-winning ticket from the Nov. 19 Powerball drawing.
Lloyd’s ticket matched all five white balls, 09-16-17-28-30, and the red Powerball, 11, to win the largest Pennsylvania Lottery prize ever awarded to a Luzerne County player. Lloyd elected to take the $37.6 million cash value of the jackpot, less 25 percent federal withholding.
“I had forgotten I bought the ticket until I was visiting my mom, and my sister called to say the big winning ticket was sold at the Exeter Turkey Hill,” said Lloyd. “I threw my tickets onto a desk and couldn’t believe what I saw when I got to the winning ticket. My mom thought something was wrong until I told her I thought I had the winning Powerball ticket.”
Lloyd, who said he checked his ticket about 50 times before finally believing it was the jackpot-winner, purchased the ticket at the Turkey Hill Minit Market located at 980 Wyoming Ave., Exeter, Luzerne County, on Nov. 17. He presented the ticket for validation this morning at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County. Lottery officials confirmed it was the jackpot-winning ticket after examining the ticket and executing proprietary security measures.
“Steven Lloyd takes home the biggest prize from the Nov. 19 Powerball drawing, but he isn’t the only Lottery winner worth recognizing today,” said Rucci. “Not only does Powerball provide the Pennsylvania Lottery exciting opportunities to create millionaires, but Powerball sales this calendar year have generated about $65 million for programs that benefit older Pennsylvanians.”
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