Pedro Quezada: Ticket

Ticket Dept: Several media outlets were at the New Jersey liquor store, where the ticket was sold, on Monday when Pedro Quezada entered. They report that the store owner validated Quezada's ticket as a winner. Reports also identified his home country, according to Montreal Gazette. A lump sum payout would be $221 million, or about $152 million after taxes. It's the fourth-largest jackpot in Powerball history and PASSAIC, N.J. - A 44-year-old immigrant from the Dominican Republic is the winner of a $338 million Powerball lottery jackpot in the U.S., and he's telling reporters in Spanish that he's "very happy." The New Jersey Lottery confirmed that the winning ticket was validated at the store. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.