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$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla.
Powerball Jackpot Werm
People line up to purchase Powerball lottery tickets Saturday in the Chinatown district in Oakland, Calif. - photo by Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa — It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday. The single winner was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell. She told The Associated Press by telephone that more details would be released later.
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