The winner who bought the ticket checked it several times before telling the rest of the group: “This can’t be right, I’m going to work.”
Lottery officials said the group told them that they don’t plan to change their lifestyles, but they want to invest the money to take care of their families and positively impact their communities “for generations to come.”
The jackpot was the fourth-largest in Powerball history and sixth-largest in U.S. lottery history. It is far more than the $218.6 million share of a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot claimed anonymously by a group that was known as The Three Amigos in 2012.
In their second year as a team, Fifth graders Michael Kedrowski, Lauren LeBlanc and Porter Roiger are competing in the VEX IQ world championships this month.