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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mike Householder and Corey Williams

‘Shock and sleepless nights’: Michigan couple and attorney claim $800m Powerball jackpot

AP

A mid-Michigan couple and a lawyer from the west side of the state were announced Tuesday as winners of an $842.4 million Powerball lottery jackpot from a ticket purchased on New Year's Day.

“The Breakfast Club” lottery club opted for a cash lump sum of $305 million after taxes, Michigan Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli told reporters outside the Food Castle convenience store in Grand Blanc Township near Flint where the winning ticket was sold.

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