UPDATE: Newport Woman is $336.4 Million Powerball Winner
Louise White, 81, has won the third largest jackpot in Powerball history.
Louise White, 81, has officially been announced as the winner of the $336.4 million Powerball, Rhode Island Lottery officials announced Tuesday morning.
The jackpot is the third largest in Powerball history, thanks in part to the lottery raising the price per ticket from one dollar to two dollars last January, and will has been claimed in the name of the Rainbow Sherbet Trust. Read the story behind the Rainbow Sherbet Trust here.
The winning ticket was sold at the Stop & Shop on Bellevue Avenue in Newport. In the weeks that followed the Feb. 13 announcement that the winning ticket had been sold in Newport, rumors swirled that the winner could be anyone from a Salve Regina University student, a group of Stop & Shop workers or Water Brothers' Sid Abruzzi.
White opted for the lump sum payout, and will receive the lump sum payment of $210 million, which is the highest cash option payout in the history of Powerball, a press release from Rhode Island Lottery stated.
The winning numbers were 1-10-37-52-57 and Powerball number 11.
In a Patch poll from Feb. 22, 65 percent of readers said they thought the winner was waiting for the frenzy to die down before coming forward to claim his or her millions.
The state of Rhode Island will also benefit from the win, and will receive an estimated lump sum tax payment of $14.7 million.
This story was updated at 1:20 p.m
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Chris Carceller
10:59 am on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
good for her! I hope she enjoys it and it brings her only happiness!
Cindy Hightower
11:24 am on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
So happy for her and her family!
Dominique Alfandre
11:33 am on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Generations of good karma coming home to roost
Nikki Vazquez
1:59 pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
So, awesome for the White family, congrats! And also, THANK YOU for winning here, Mrs. White! I hope the Governor told you how much he appreciates the 14.7 million tax influx to the State of RI!!!
Chowda Head
2:14 pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Congrats to Ms. White -- Leroy should be able to fund the entire First Night Newport this year. BTW, can't help but notice Missing Linc Chafee's smerks, maybe now he can stop the restaurant tax as he probably is thinking about the tax money he's getting today !
ralph
3:18 pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Congrats to Ms White. Glad to see a RI person win a big amount. The only thing I think is wrong, is that loser Linc Chaffee getting a photo opt for himself. He probably told her he was going to implement a new tax specifically on her winnings. Frickin scumbag. I wish Ms White the best with her winnings. It must be nice to be related to her.LOL
Jane Wolk Wheeler
5:17 pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Hooray! I am so happy to hear this! Great people!
Ralph and Paul, showing your own missing links and quite the "loser and frickin scumbag-like" decision making, to taint the White's wonderful story with your personal feelings about the governor. Why don't you save it for the appropriate forum next time. And Christian, because someone mentions the Abruzzis you feel the need to dis Sid here? Please behave like adults.
Chip Leakas
6:25 pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
This is definitely the "jackpot" at the end of the "rainbow" (sherbet)!
Jane Wolk Wheeler
10:38 am on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Chip, thank you for your correct spelling of sherbet!!! (See the check in the photo-Yes, perhaps we do need more money for public schools!)
MkM
11:45 am on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Very happy that a local hard working family won the jackpot best wishes and God bless!!!
John M
1:29 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
So good to see the smile on Mrs.White face,,now she can forfill some dreams,that we all have in our hearts,helping her family.God bless Mrs.White and enjoy every single day of your happiness.