$366.7 million Powerball jackpot won in Vermont

Comment #33

scorpio45 — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 20:02:39 GMT

what ,no winner yet

Comment #32

scorpio45 — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 01:40:35 GMT

67 degrees now,open windows to sleep,down to 55 degrees by am.

Comment #31

rdgrnr — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 18:42:23 GMT

Hope he didn't drop it in a bucket of maple syrple.

That stuff's all over the place up there.

Sticky, very sticky.

Comment #30

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 17:58:16 GMT

It's only been a week. It takes some time to decide on a firm to handle that much money.

Comment #29

scorpio45 — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 17:37:29 GMT

wow,still not claimed as of last night.maybe it was a camper or canadian,vacationer,etc..

Comment #28

scorpio45 — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 23:28:46 GMT

because some people make their own numbers and wonder if they have any chance if the numbers are picked by computer and it isn't won as it picks numbers that no one picks for many weeks.

Comment #27

noise-gate — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 18:49:35 GMT

* Curiosity here: why do players want to know whether it was a qp or a self pick, after all any numbers can win. Kinda sounds like paper or plastic to me.

Comment #26

grwurston — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 09:47:00 GMT

Those Vermonters are always winning

Comment #25

sully16 — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 09:42:10 GMT

LOL,congrats to the lucky winner.

Comment #24

Cassie8620 — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 19:26:03 GMT

I'm so happy, for 1 single man or woman.

Exactly why I'm glad I stick with better odds (pick 4)

Wish 100 or more won, to get 1 MILLION each, in Multi-states east, coast,

mid-west/west coast, but AGAIN it's not to be. More to go around, at least 100 winners, and still would be enough left over, for uncle sam to get his share for the taxes etc., al., always more awesome to see more than 1 person get such,

a big win like that. but, nice some 1 got it. Yes, WANDER is quite inte... [ More ]

Comment #23

Bleudog101 — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 11:33:00 GMT

A fascinating article. Taking advantage of folks who weren't /aren't used to having a sudden windfall and an easy target for these thugs.

The part of the red car following that guy and wearing a hockey mask was off the chain. Glad he lost him.

Would love a follow up to this story to see how convictions went. The sad part is those folks probably won't get any of their lottery money ever...all gone.

Comment #22

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Comment #21

rdgrnr — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 03:20:12 GMT

Congrats to the winner.

As long as it wasn't Ben or Jerry.

Comment #20

Coin Toss — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 01:35:28 GMT

From the OP;

For the first time in history, the winning Powerball jackpot ticket was sold at a Vermont retailer, Vermont Lottery officials announced Thursday.

///////////////////////////////////I can't wait for someone (guess who!) to sat It's always Vermont

Comment #19

Taz1223 — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 18:49:02 GMT

944 265

Comment #18

wander73 — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 17:24:50 GMT

I agree. Maybe something in the will. decent answer. My signature would be I know nothing.

Comment #17

wander73 — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 17:23:41 GMT

I know some numerology. thats all I will say. I know where you're from just from past postings

Comment #16

lottobrain — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 14:43:49 GMT

Wth the high numbers, my guess is QP.

Comment #15

Bleudog101 — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 07:51:39 GMT

Call them on 5 JUL 22 like I did and ask. They have to know.

Comment #14

KY Floyd — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 05:36:28 GMT

they still don't know if it was QP or picked numbers.

How can they not know? It's not really important in the scheme of things, but the ticket record will have all of the details about the ticket, and I'm pretty sure they don't just do a database search to see if a ticket has the winning numbers and then announce that VT sold a winner without checking the specific ticket record.

As for VT selling its first winner, they've sold an average of about 23,000 tickets over the last 5 drawings. I... [ More ]

Comment #13

Todd — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 23:38:11 GMT

People mention that statistic about Indiana quite often, but remember that the jackpot was won several times in Indiana at a time when Powerball was just played in smaller states (which was in fact the entire reason for creating the game), and Indiana was among the biggest states participating.

A much better look at which states most often sell winning tickets would be the time since the Powerball/Mega Millions cross-selling agreement. You can see the results of that in one of our feature v... [ More ]

Comment #12

scorpio45 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 23:30:44 GMT

i haven't heard on news if it was a quick pick or who won it,i think Indiana won it 39 times though.

Comment #11

noise-gate — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 22:42:57 GMT

* The players in NY, FL CA were tired of hearing those States always win so they decided to sit this jackpot out and have a jackpot jump ball to players in other States besides the big 3.

* So great was their generosity that the players in FL CA NY refused to even pick up 2nd prize, they left it all out on the floor for other players. After pouring millions into the PB, they came through big-time for Vermont. Word on the street is that the actor Luis Guzman bagged this one.

Comment #10

Todd — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:25:10 GMT

It's the first time a ticket sold in Vermont won the Powerball jackpot.

Comment #9

Clarkejoseph49 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:52:40 GMT

I thought someone in Vermont had won the PowerBall Jackpot before this past Wednesday.

Comment #8

scorpio45 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:15:41 GMT

yes it is right now as a lot of vacationers come to vermont to escape hot weather but 90 degrees today.nights cool off a lot in 50-60 range,i saw neighbors going camping on lakes ,etc. here today.Indiana has won PB 39 times,is that because it's half way in middle of USA

Comment #7

cottoneyedjoe — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:56:30 GMT

Very good idea. I fear that if it's a regular customer those nosy gas station owners are going to dig dig dig dig dig until they get a lead. I'd bet the winners from small towns who get their tickets from the same store they've been going to for years a the ones who have the most trouble hiding the fact they won.

Also reminds me I once knew a set of identical triplet optometrists who worked at the same office. The day I got my new glasses, two of them mysteriously stopped working there.... [ More ]

Comment #6

db101 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:04:27 GMT

Vermont lets winners claim via trust, the name of which is public. If the winner chooses a nondescript name or a red herring name, they can probably stay anonymous. I would name mine Three Optometrists since I'm not in a group of three and not an optometrist.

Comment #5

Bleudog101 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:45:10 GMT

Now wander73...what would say had it been Puerto Rico or US Virgin Islands...two possessions? Anyway your post made me laugh being a native New Englander

Comment #4

wander73 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:25:34 GMT

Out of all the states, Vermont. That's interesting.

Comment #3

Bleudog101 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:43:05 GMT

Thinking I messed up the email to them I called.

She said (and it was so NICE to talk to the Lottery, not IGT) that they still don't know if it was QP or picked numbers. Love the Vermont accent

Comment #2

rcbbuckeye — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:50:06 GMT

I was looking on VT's website and PB's website and couldn't find any info if it was a QP or not.

Would be nice to know.

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:04:12 GMT

Hoping it is a local that won this and not a tourist!!

Noticed on their website 'small' wins just first name and amount won; however larger wins had their picture with the souvenir check--first and last name on it.

Am curious if this was a QP???

Yes, a Jolley time to be had and congratulations on this monstrous win

$366.7 million Powerball jackpot won in Vermont

Lottery Post — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:23:19 GMT

For the first time in history, the winning Powerball jackpot ticket was sold at a Vermont retailer, Vermont Lottery officials announced Thursday.

The winning ticket was sold in Middlebury, at the Short Stop gas station on Court Street part of the Jolley chain of gas stations.

The owner of the lucky ticket, who has not stepped forward to claim the windfall yet, won a payout worth $366.7 million spread out over 30 years, which they could take as an immediate cash payout of $208.5 million.