Trent Baker said he was on time for his next shift with the Newton Fire Department after confirming his $1 million prize, but after working for a few hours and worrying that his scattered thoughts could cause him to make a critical error, he took the rest of the day off.
No one has won Powerball's top prize since New Year's Day when a ticket in Michigan hit for $842.4 million, bringing the number of consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner to 38.