The Latest: Dozens of million-dollar lottery tickets sold
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The latest on winners in the world-record Powerball drawing (all times local):
8:50 a.m.
Lottery officials say that in addition to the three winning jackpot tickets sold in the world-record Powerball lottery, there were eight tickets that won $2 million and 73 that netted $1 million.
The stores that sold the winning jackpot tickets will be rewarded as well. A 7-Eleven in Chino Hills, California, will get $1 million. A Publix grocery store in Melbourne Beach, Florida, will get $100,000 and an unidentified store in the small Tennessee town of Munford will get $25,000.
The jackpot of $1.6 billion will be split three ways. The winners overcame odds of 1 in 292.2 million to land on the numbers drawn Wednesday night. They can take the winnings in annual payments spread over decades or a smaller amount in a lump sum.
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8:30 a.m.
The owner of the California 7-11 that sold one of three winning Powerball jackpot tickets says he was at home when a friend called to tell him that someone in Chino Hills had won.
Balbir Atwal says he didn't know the ticket was purchased at his store until he turned on the TV.
When he arrived at the store, Atwal found people cheering in the parking lot. He says the win is going to bring a lot of business.
Chino Hills resident Michael Fahim says he's happy the ticket was sold in his hometown, even if he didn't win. The real estate broker bought 20 tickets.
He says the jackpot will put Chino Hills on the map. The San Bernardino County suburb is about 35 miles from Los Angeles.
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7:50 a.m.
The top lottery official in Tennessee is on the way to the town where one of three winning tickets for the world-record Powerball jackpot was sold.
A news release says Tennessee Lottery President Rebecca Hargrove is on her way to Munford, which is about 25 miles north of Memphis. The lottery president will announce the retailer and present it a check for $25,000.
The winning ticket will share the $1.6 billion jackpot with winners in Southern California and Florida.
The winning numbers in Wednesday night's drawing are 4-8-19-27-34 and Powerball 10.
The winners can opt for annual payments over decades or a lump-sum payment.
None of the winners have come forward yet.
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4:35 a.m.
Florida lottery officials say the winning ticket in the record Powerball jackpot for that state was sold at a grocery store in Melbourne Beach.
The ticket - one of three winning tickets that will share in the $1.6 billion jackpot - was sold at a Publix grocery store in coastal Florida.
The two other winning tickets were sold in Chino Hills, California; and Munford, Tennessee.
The winning numbers in Wednesday night's drawing are 4-8-19-27-34 and Powerball 10.
The winners can opt for annual payments over decades or a lump-sum payment.
None of the winners' identities have yet been revealed.
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1:40 a.m.
Lottery officials in Tennessee say the winning ticket for the record Powerball jackpot in their state was sold in Munford, north of Memphis.
The holder of that ticket will share the $1.6 billion jackpot with winners in Southern California and Florida.
A news release from Tennessee lottery officials says the state also has a ticket that won $2 million.
The winning numbers in Wednesday night's drawing are 4-8-19-27-34 and Powerball 10.
The winners can opt for annual payments over decades or a lump-sum payment.
None of the winners' identities have yet been revealed.
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12:15 a.m.
The world's biggest lotto jackpot will be split three ways.
California Lottery spokesman Alex Traverso told The Associated Press early Thursday morning that the three previously announced winning tickets in the record $1.6 billion Powerball drawing represent all the grand-prize winners. No more will be forthcoming.
The tickets matching all numbers - 4-8-19-27-34 and Powerball 10 - were sold in Florida, Tennessee and Southern California.
The winners can opt for annual payments over decades or a lump-sum payment.
None of the winners' identities have yet been revealed.