MELBOURNE, Fla. — The holders of one of three winning Powerball tickets from the drawing's historic prize will be revealed during a news conference at Florida Lottery headquarters Wednesday.
A winning ticket in the Jan. 13 drawing with a grand prize of nearly $1.6 billion was sold at a Melbourne Beach, Fla., Publix Supermarket. The other two winning tickets were purchased in Chino Hills, Calif., and Mumford, Tenn.
The Tennessee winners claimed their part of the prize two days after the drawing — after announcing it on the Today show. The California winners have yet to claim their winnings.
John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tenn., took the lump sum and will pocket a little more than $327 million before taxes, Tennessee Lottery officials said.
The winning numbers were 4-8-19-27-34 and Powerball 10.
The afternoon news conference in Tallahassee will feature more than one person affiliated with the purchase of the ticket, said Keri Nucatola, a spokeswoman with the Florida Lottery.
"Multiple winners will be present," said Nucatola.
Winners have 180 days to claim their prize if they choose to receive their payments in increments or 60 days if they choose the lump sum option.
In either scenario, the winners, by state law, must be publicly revealed.
Contributing: J.D. Gallop, Florida Today; Natalie Neysa Alund, The Tennessean. Follow Chris Bonanno on Twitter: @FTChrisBonanno
