john zarella is in florida. reporter: we first got here early yesterday mornings people would come up to us and say what are you guys going here, what s the commotion. by the end. day all the shoppers were coming up to us and asking do we know who the winner is yet. of course the answer is no, we don t. this is the zephyr hills publix. this is where somebody bought the single ticket, $590.5 million. some shoppers didn t know the ticket was purchased here or already had relatives calling. some long lost. i m hearing from relatives all over the country. wanting to know if you have the winning ticket. absolutely that i haven t heard from in years. i told them you have to buy a ticket. did you happen to buy the powerball? check the ticket.
hand-checking to see if they had the number. all of us the collective media running around and asking them did you have the ticket? of course no one has come forward. this is the zephyr hills florida publix. this is where someone bought a single winning ticket in the richest powerball ever, $590.5 million. southeast sunday shoppers we spoke with had no idea the ticket was purchased here or already had relatives calling. some long lost. i m hearing from relatives all over the country. snoopting to know if you have absolutely. that i haven t heard from in years. i told them you have to buy a ticket. you didn t? didn t. did you win the powerball let s see. check the ticket. no, winter me. it wasn t you that s all i got. the yuaner has 60 days to claim the cash pay out prize and show up at lottery headquarters
martha: somebody is down right filthy rich today and it is not me unfortunately. one person in a small city, zephyrhills, florida, hitting it big-time. $590 million in that jackpot. you heard it right. wtvt joins us now from zephyrhills, florida. have you heard anything about who the person is yet? reporter: no, not yet, martha. i got to tell you it is not me either. i don t think it is anybody else in our newsroom either. get this, 1 in 175 million people that is odds of winning. turns out one person, that one person walked into this person over here and bought the golden ticket, $590.5 million as he or she takes the lump sum they will walk away with about $223 million tax-free. let s put that in perspective here for a moment.
of her trial. she was found guilty of murdering her ex-boyfriend last week. the jury is deciding whether she will get the death penalty. arias has said before she would rather die than spend the rest of her life in prison. the driver who crashed into a group of tigers in virginia suffered a medic condition. the saturday accident injured 60 people. witnesses describe the elddrives elderly. who is the newest millionaire? one person walking away with nearly $600.01 person. and they bought the winning ticket at a grocery store in virginia. the they won 590.5 million. if they decide to take the lump sum it will be 376.9 million leaving the winner with 282.7 million after taxes. the winner could get more if they take the winnings in
reporter: you didn t feel an urgency to check? see anticipation is more of a pleasure than actually losing which is mostly what happens. so i anticipate long, and let s find out. reporter: the jackpot worth $590.5 million. that s only if the winner takes annual payments. take it all at once, $371 million. the lottery withholds 25% in federal taxes. in florida there is no state tax. great news for the winner, whose left with some where south of $278 million and change. the rumor mill is on fire, is it one of the town s seniors? or a young woman who works at a store? florida law says the winner must come forward to claim the money. steve osunsami, zephyrhills, florida. mind-boggling. mind-boggling. love the guy s spirit. not going to check his ticket. i m upset i checked. i don t live in florida. don t live in zephyrhills. i don t live anywhere near zephyrhills. man, oh man. here is the question why is the jackpot getting so big, so quick? new states are coming