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Four Winners to Split Powerball Jackpot

Aired August 27, 2001 - 07:16   ET

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VINCE CELLINI, CNN ANCHOR: Four lucky people will share Saturday's $295 million Powerball jackpot. So far, one person has come forward with the winning ticket.

CNN's Patty Davis joins us from Rollinsford, New Hampshire, where one of the winning tickets was purchased.

Good money -- good morning, Patty.

PATTY DAVIS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Vince.

So far, no one has come forward here in the state of New Hampshire to claim New Hampshire's winning Powerball ticket. Now, that ticket worth some $74 million. That's about a quarter of the $295 million jackpot. It was sold at the store you see behind me at the Cumberland Farms convenience stores sometime between Wednesday and the drawing that happened on Saturday.

Now, this store located right on the Maine/New Hampshire border. Powerball is not sold in Main, so some lucky person from Maine would well have won this. Nobody, though, claims so far.

We are joined by Rick Wisler, who is head of the New Hampshire Lottery.

Do we have any late information about who that winner might be? Any calls over the weekend?

RICK WISLER, NEW HAMPSHIRE LOTTERY: No, we haven't received any phone calls yet. But that's not unusual. Today is the first business day at the office. We may very well get a phone call sometime today.

DAVIS: From your experience -- you have had some Powerball winners here before, at least some big lottery winners. How long does it normally take someone to come forward on this?

WISLER: Normally something like two to seven days. After they have gotten all of their financial advice and legal advice, that's when they start calling the lottery.

DAVIS: And the final question: What's the one advantage here in this state if you win Powerball?

WISLER: Well, if you win the Powerball here, there is no state income tax, there is no state sales tax. So you get more bang for your buck.

DAVIS: All right. Well, that's it from here. Rick Wisler, New Hampshire Lottery director. How the $74 million breaks down: $2.9 million a year if you take it over 25 years; $41 million in cash, but you still have to pay taxes -- Vince.

CELLINI: All right. Thank you very much, Patty.

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