Reuters: U.S.: Florida to reveal winner of $590.5 million Powerball lottery

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Florida to reveal winner of $590.5 million Powerball lottery Jun 5th 2013, 17:19 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida Sun, May 19 2013 Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million Sat, May 18 2013 The winning Powerball number is shown after being drawn at the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee May 18, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Philip Sears TALLAHASSEE, Florida | Wed Jun 5, 2013 1:19pm EDT TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - The winner of last month's record $590.5 million Powerball lottery will finally be identified at a news conference on Wednesday, Florida Lottery officials said. The prize has been claimed, but the winner will not attend the news conference, which is set for 2 p.m. EDT at the Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee, the lottery announced. A single $2 ticket matched all six numbers chosen May 18 in the multi-state Powerball drawing, making it the biggest single-ticket payout in U.S. lottery history. The winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Florida, but the buyer had not stepped forward until now. The winning numbers from the drawing were: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball number of 11. The odds of winning were put at 1 in 175 million. The winner's name will be revealed since the check must be made out to that person, but the recipient has no obligation to appear in public to acknowledge the prize, lottery officials said The grand prize in the May 18 drawing had accumulated over two months, and surpassed the previous record Powerball payout of $587.5 million set in November 2012. The largest jackpot in U.S. history stands at $656 million, won in the Mega Millions lottery of March 2012. That prize was split between winners in Maryland, Kansas and Illinois. (Reporting by Jane Sutton; Editing by Tom Brown and Gunna Dickson) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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