A couple from the mid-Michigan area and a lawyer from the western part of the state were declared the winners of a $842.4 million Powerball lottery jackpot from a ticket bought on New Year’s Day. GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich.
Michigan Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli informed reporters outside the Food Castle convenience store in Grand Blanc Township, close to Flint, where the winning ticket was sold, that the Breakfast Club lottery club chose to take a lump sum payment of $305 million after taxes.
The middle-aged pair has “been elated and overwhelmed, thrilled and nervous” since learning their ticket was the winner, according to member and lawyer Mark Harder, speaking on behalf of The Breakfast Club.
“They’ve moved past shock and restless nights to carefully considering how this once-in-a-lifetime experience will change their lives,” Harder stated.
“We learned that the winning ticket had been sold here through the news the morning following the drawing,” Harder remarked. “After looking up the ticket numbers on his phone, the husband dropped his phone in shock.”
Be the first to comment