The Latest: Powerball ticket big news at Trenton 7-Eleven
A worker at the New Jersey convenience store that sold a Powerball ticket worth $429.6 million says he and his colleagues are "amazed" that it happened.
Chilel says several store patrons asked him Sunday if he knows who bought the ticket, and several television news crews were at the store asking the same question.
Lottery officials in New Jersey say the winning ticket that matched all six numbers in the Powerball drawing worth $429.6 million was sold at a 7-Eleven convenience store in the state's capital city.
Lottery players in New Jersey who don't hold the winning Powerball ticket say they wish the big winner well.
Sipping coffee in a convenience store parking lot in Jackson Township on Sunday morning, John Warren joked that he had all the winning numbers that were drawn in Saturday night's drawing.
A store clerk said many people were asking if he knew where the winning ticket was sold or if anyone had claimed the prize.
Lottery officials in New Jersey say the winning ticket that matched all six numbers in the Powerball drawing worth $429.6 million was sold in Mercer County.
In a statement, New Jersey Lottery executive director Carole Hedinger calls winning the seventh-largest jackpot in Powerball history "a life-changing event."