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DES MOINES, Iowa — A Powerball ticket sold at an Iowa convenience store is worth $200 million, Iowa Lottery officials said Sunday.
The winning ticket was sold at a Kum&Go in Fort Dodge, about 70 miles northwest of Des Moines. About 499 tickets were sold at the store for Saturday night's drawing, Iowa Lottery spokeswoman Mary Neubauer said.
The winner has not yet come forward.
The prize, if taken in payments over 30 years, would be $140.5 million after taxes, Neubauer said. A lump sum payment would yield a check of $67.1 million after taxes, she said.
An assistant manager at the convenience store was shocked to hear the winning ticket was sold at her store.
"I've got goose bumps,"Robin Graves said in a statement. The Kum&Go chain will get a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The winning numbers _ 13-21-26-45-50 and Powerball 20 _ were computer picked, Neubauer said.
The jackpot was the 13th won at more than $200 million in the Powerball game, which began in 1985 and is played in 29 states, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
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