Today the state education lottery announced that a ticket-buyer in Asheville won the third Powerball jackpot, valued at $141 million. Who's got the ticket?
According to Cody Alcorn, a TV reporter for Fox Carolina in Greenville, S.C.: "The $141 Million Dollar NC Powerball Ticket Was Sold In Asheville. It Was Bought At The Wilco At 158 Smokey Park Highway. Cash Option Will Pay Out $69.6 Million. Winning Ticket: 14 - 22 - 52 - 54 - 59 Powerball 4."
Click here to see the official numbers on the winning ticket.
— Jon Elliston, managing editor
According to Cody Alcorn, a TV reporter for Fox Carolina in Greenville, S.C.: "The $141 Million Dollar NC Powerball Ticket Was Sold In Asheville. It Was Bought At The Wilco At 158 Smokey Park Highway. Cash Option Will Pay Out $69.6 Million. Winning Ticket: 14 - 22 - 52 - 54 - 59 Powerball 4."
Click here to see the official numbers on the winning ticket.
— Jon Elliston, managing editor
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Very cool! I can't wait to hear about the winner.
By Susan
02/07/2010
Here's a new AP report on the winning ticket:
http://www2.wspa.com/spa/news/local/article/141_million_powerball_ticket_sold_in_asheville/32943/
By Jon Elliston
02/08/2010
And still more detail from the Citizen-Times:
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100207/NEWS01/100207011
By Jon Elliston
02/08/2010
A friend of a friend of a friend told me that he heard that his sister overheard a conversation between two other people that someone's brother's roommate at UNC-A had been dating this guy who looked like Clint Eastwood and that his mom saw shad marsh at the Land Rover dealership last week.
By mat catastrophe
02/08/2010
Ah, yes, a tax on people who are bad at math. Always see the poor folks lined up buying as many tickets as they can... guess that's why we have food stamps or we'd have a lot more starving kids in this state.
By Mister Blister
02/08/2010
And we have our winner:
http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2010/retired_asheville_firefighter_claims_47_million_lottery_win
By Jon Elliston
02/09/2010