Powerball winner yet to come forward to claim prize
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Someone who spent $6 on lottery tickets at a New Jersey convenience store last week holds the lone winning ticket for this weekend's $429.6 million Powerball jackpot.
Carole Hedinger, the New Jersey Lottery's executive director, said the ticket was bought last Tuesday from a 7-Eleven in a residential neighborhood in Trenton, away from the highways that bring thousands of state office workers into the region each day.
"Most of our customers are regulars, people who live nearby," said store owner Andrea Shinn, who received a $30,000 bonus for selling the ticket.
Unlike January's $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot, which was shared by three winning tickets, only one winning ticket will claim Saturday night's prize.