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Powerball prize soars to $1.2B aft nary winners recovered Monday
>> HERE ARE TONIGHT’S WINNING NUMBERS -- BEN: WITH THESE SIX NUMBS.ER >> I YELLED TO HER THAT WE W,ON AND I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. BEN: TAMMY AND CLIFF WEBSTER’S LIVES CHANGED FOREVER. THE ONIEDA NATION COUPLE HIT THE POWERBALL AT A GAS STATIONN I GREEN BAY IN JANUARY, TAKING HOME MORE THAN $150 MIIONLL AFTER TAXES. >> IT WAS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE. >> AND THEN WE WERE STANDING THERE, WHAT DO WE ?DO WHAT DO WE DO? >> I WANT TO HAVE MY FULL TOOLBOX AVAILABLE. BEN: THAT’S WHERE KURT PANOUSES, THE SELF-DESCRIBED LOTTERY LAWYER, STEPS .IN HE ISN’T REPRESENTING THE WEBSTERS, BUT HAS HELPEDORE M THAN 30 WINNERS NAVIGATE WHAT TO DO AFT TERHEY REALIZE THEY’VE N.WO AMONG HIS TOP TIPS, TAKE EXHAUSTIVE MEASURES TO STAY PRIVATE, EVEN RENTING A CAR TO GO TO THE LOTTERY OFFICE SO NO ONE CAN TRACK LICENSE PLATES. TAKE THE LUMP SUM, LIKE THE WEBSTER’S DID, AND SET UP TRUSTS TO PROTECT YOUR IDENTITY AND YOUR MONEY. >> THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO GO TO YOUR LOCAL CREDIT UNION THAT YOU’VE USED ALL YOUR LIFE AND OPEN UP AN ACCOUNT WITH TH.EM YOU NEED SOME GOOD FINANCIAL PLANNE.RS BEN: WISCONSIN LOTTERY REQUIRES WINNERS’ IDENTITIES BE REVEALED, THOUGH PANOUSES SAYS THERE MAY BE WAYS AROUND IT, INCLUDING COURT ORDERS FOR PRI.VACY >> THESE PEOPLE LOOK LIKE THEY’RE A VERY HAPPY COUPLE, AND YO U WANT THEM TO RIDE OUT INTO THE SUNSET AND ENJOY THEIR LIFE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS NEWFOUND FAME IS SOMETHING THAT THEY’RE NOT USED TO. BEN: IT IS A HASSLE THE WEBSTER’S CAN NOW AFFORD. >> JUST BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HA.VE BE HAPPY, AND MAYBE GOOD THINGS WILL COME, BECAUSE IT CAME FOR .US PATRK:IC BEN JOINS US LIVE IN MILWAUKEE TONIGHT. BEN, THERE HAS BEEN A PUSH TO KEEP LOTTERY WINNER ANONYMOUS? BEN: RIGHT, STATE LAAKWMERS INTRODUCED A BILL TO KEEP WINNERS’ IDENTIES SEETCR. IT FAILED TO GET A VOTE BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY ADJOURNED IN 2020. THE LOTTERY SAYS IDENFYTIING WINNER
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Powerball prize soars to $1.2B aft nary winners recovered Monday
Video above: Attorney advises lottery winners what to bash aft they've won There were nary large treats from the Halloween nighttime Powerball drawing, arsenic nary of the tickets sold matched each six numbers.The deficiency of a victor means the adjacent drafting Wednesday nighttime volition beryllium for a monolithic $1.2 cardinal jackpot.The winning numbers drawn Monday were: achromatic balls 13, 19, 36, 39, 59 and the reddish powerfulness shot 13.The accrued jackpot volition beryllium the 4th-largest successful U.S. history. The biggest prize was a $1.586 cardinal Powerball jackpot won by 3 ticketholders successful 2016.Massive lottery jackpots person go much communal successful caller years arsenic lottery officials person adjusted crippled rules and summons prices to pump up the apical prizes. The astir caller tweak came successful August, erstwhile Powerball officials added an further drafting time — going from 2 a week to 3 — to physique larger prizes and boost sales.Although the advertised apical prize Wednesday volition beryllium an estimated $1.2 billion, that is for winners who person their winnings done an annuity paid implicit 29 years. Winners astir ever opt for cash, which for Wednesday night's drafting volition beryllium an estimated $596 million.No 1 has deed each six numbers since Aug. 3, meaning determination person present been 38 consecutive draws without a jackpot victor — a testament to however slim the likelihood are of winning the jackpot: 1 successful 292.2 million.Powerball is played successful 45 states, arsenic good arsenic Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Video above: Attorney advises lottery winners what to bash aft they've won
There were nary large treats from the Halloween nighttime Powerball drawing, arsenic nary of the tickets sold matched each six numbers.
The deficiency of a victor means the adjacent drafting Wednesday nighttime volition beryllium for a monolithic $1.2 cardinal jackpot.
The winning numbers drawn Monday were: achromatic balls 13, 19, 36, 39, 59 and the reddish powerfulness shot 13.
The accrued jackpot volition beryllium the 4th-largest successful U.S. history. The biggest prize was a $1.586 cardinal Powerball jackpot won by 3 ticketholders successful 2016.
Massive lottery jackpots person go much communal successful caller years arsenic lottery officials person adjusted crippled rules and summons prices to pump up the apical prizes. The astir caller tweak came successful August, erstwhile Powerball officials added an further drafting time — going from 2 a week to 3 — to physique larger prizes and boost sales.
Although the advertised apical prize Wednesday volition beryllium an estimated $1.2 billion, that is for winners who person their winnings done an annuity paid implicit 29 years. Winners astir ever opt for cash, which for Wednesday night's drafting volition beryllium an estimated $596 million.
No 1 has deed each six numbers since Aug. 3, meaning determination person present been 38 consecutive draws without a jackpot victor — a testament to however slim the likelihood are of winning the jackpot: 1 successful 292.2 million.
Powerball is played successful 45 states, arsenic good arsenic Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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