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程阳：美国强力球5.88亿美元巨奖另一半被亚利桑那州夫妻匿名申领
程阳：美国强力球5.88亿美元巨奖另一半被亚利桑那州夫妻匿名申领

2012年11月28日开奖的美国强力球彩票，头奖5.88亿美元奖金被2注均分，一张中奖彩票诞生于密苏里州全家实名领取，另一张中奖彩票来自亚利桑那州被匿名领取。自2010年一名密苏里州男子赢得2.58亿美元大奖后，“强力球”已连续16次开奖后没有赢家。截至28日晚开奖时，奖池金额已达5.88亿美元，为“强力球”彩票最高纪录，在美国彩票奖金排行中位列第二。第一名是2012年3月30日，美国超级百万开出的6.4亿美元被3注均分，分别来自伊利诺伊州、堪萨斯州和马里兰州，堪萨斯州和马里兰州中奖者均利用本州法律选择匿名领奖，而伊利诺伊州法律必须实名领奖。










Arizona man claims half of $587.5 million Powerball jackpot

By Adds detail throughout | Reuters – Fri, Dec 7, 2012.........PHOENIX (Reuters) -

A married Phoenix-area man in his thirties has come forward to claim half of a record $587.5 million Powerball lottery jackpot but wants to remain anonymous, Arizona lottery officials said on Friday.

The ticket holder - who moved to Arizona a year ago from Pennsylvania - splits the huge prize in the November 28 drawing with a Missouri couple, Mark and Cindy Hill, who claimed their share a week ago.

The anonymous Arizona winner, who bought the ticket at a food store near his home in the Phoenix suburb of Fountain Hills, has opted to take $192 million before taxes rather than a larger annuity payment over 30 years, lottery officials said.

'He said he used to play Powerball on a regular basis in Pennsylvania, but in Arizona has only played twice,' Lottery spokeswoman Karen Bach told a news conference in Phoenix.

The man, who was described by lottery officials as 'intelligent' and 'outgoing,' did not attend the press conference.

'He and his wife couldn't believe it. They checked the numbers over and over again. ... They were just absolutely shocked,' Bach said, adding that the ticket had been authenticated by lottery officials.

The popular lottery - which is played in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands - had not had a winner for two months.

Hopes of winning the vast prize spurred frenzied ticket sales in the days before the draw, boosting the prize by more than $260 million.

The Hills - a mechanic and a former office manager - also opted to take the prize in cash. They told a news conference they would continue to live in Missouri but had plans to travel.

Bach said the Arizona winner pulled together a legal and financial team in recent days before contacting lottery officials. The team put the options on a white board - including an option for 'fun' - before his lawyer called the lottery on his behalf.

Bach said the savvy winner opted to come forward and take the prize this year to avoid uncertainty over 'fiscal cliff' talks in Washington.

(Reporting by Tim Gaynor; Writing by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Paul Thomasch, Cynthia Johnston and Todd Eastham)


Arizona man claims other half of record Powerball jackpot
Dec 8, 2012, 9:17 am

Remains anonymous

Looming tax increases prompt hasty claim

PHOENIX, Az. — Fallout from the looming fiscal cliff has drifted into the Powerball arena.

A man who lottery officials announced Friday has claimed his half of the $587.5 million Powerball jackpot, decided to collect the winnings now and not next year because of the financial uncertainty posed by the nation's ongoing financial impasse.

The man, who is in his 30s from a wealthy Phoenix suburb, decided to remain anonymous after he bought $10 worth of tickets and kept the winning slip in the visor of his car overnight before realizing he was a multimillionaire.

He gave $20 to the cashier of a Fountain Hills convenience store, and the clerk nudged him to spend the entire amount on tickets. He declined the offer.

After the man and his wife learned of their good fortune, the husband pulled together a team of financial advisers and decided to take all of his share this month to avoid potentially higher taxes in 2013, said Karen Bach, a lottery official.

'He did have concern with the uncertainty with the fiscal cliff in 2013,' Bach said, referring to the federal fiscal situation that could result in higher income tax rates.

The man and his lawyer met with lottery officials Friday, and he opted to take the cash option of $192 million before taxes. Lottery officials said his wife owns half the prize because Arizona is a community property state.

'He and his wife couldn't believe it,' Bach said. 'They checked the numbers over and over again — absolutely shocked.'

Bach said the man is smart and wants to take time to make a solid financial plan and set up a charitable entity to aid causes that he and his wife support. Lottery officials say the man told them he enjoys his job and has no immediate plans to quit.

The unidentified winner later issued a statement that said: 'It is difficult to express just how thankful we are for this wonderful gift. We are extremely grateful and feel fortunate to now have an increased ability to support our charities and causes. Obviously, this has been incredibly overwhelming and we have always cherished our privacy.'

The statement directed all inquiries to an Arizona law firm, which didn't immediately return a call after business hours Friday.

A mechanic and his wife, Mark and Cindy Hill, of Dearborn, Mo., already have claimed their half of the multistate Powerball prize.

The jackpot was the second-largest in U.S. history and set off a nationwide buying frenzy. At one point, tickets were selling at nearly 130,000 a minute.

Before the Nov. 28 drawing, the jackpot had rolled over 16 consecutive times without any winners. In a Mega Millions drawing in March, three ticket buyers shared a $656 million jackpot, the largest lottery payout of all time.

Lottery officials said the Arizona couple moved from Pennsylvania a year ago. While in Pennsylvania, the couple regularly played the lottery but had done so only twice since moving to Arizona, Bach said.

After realizing he had won, the man and his wife spent the weekend 'trying to recover from the shock,' Bach said.

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