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Saturday 16 January 2016
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Verified: Tennessee man won third of $1.6 billion Powerball
ADRIAN SAINZ son said in an appearance Rebecca Hargrove, second from right, president and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery, presents a
ERIC SCHELZIG on NBC’s “Today” show. ceremonial check to John Robinson, right; his wife, Lisa, second from left; and their daughter,
Associated Press Their daughter Tiffany, who Tiffany, left; after the Robinson’s winning Powerball ticket was authenticated at the Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) flew with them to New York Lottery headquarters Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. The ticket was one of three winning
— Lottery officials verified and back, also wants a tickets in the $1.6 billion jackpot drawing.
Friday that a warehouse horse.
supervisor from the small “My first thought was, I’ve (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
town of Munford, Tennes- always wanted a horse,”
see, bought one of three she said. “I get a horse odds of 1 in 292.2 million to deflated Friday when that manage such a huge wind-
tickets winning the world- now. My dad always said, land on all the numbers. feel-good tale was de- fall. Talking seriously with
record $1.6 billion Power- “When I win the lottery.’” Lottery officials in those scribed as a prank. experts in tax law, financial
ball jackpot. Tennessee Lottery execu- states have yet to con- Lawyers who have repre- planning, privacy, security
John Robinson of Munford, tive Rebecca Hargrove firm or identify the winners. sented other lottery winners and other safeguards can
a town of 6,000 north of said the couple would get News of a possible winner advise against going pub- help keep them, and their
Memphis, said he quickly a “small check today for in California was quickly lic until they are ready to winnings, safe, they say. q
reached out to his brother a few million,” and collect
and others to assemble a the full lump sum in about
team of lawyers and finan- 10 business days.
cial planners. They decid- Robinson carried the pre-
ed to take his winnings in cious slip of paper to New
a single lump sum of nearly York City and back before
$328 million, rather than let delivering the ticket Friday
the Lottery invest the prize to lottery officials in Nash-
and pay him 30 annual in- ville. Lisa, Tiffany, their law-
stallments totaling an esti- yer and their dog, Abby,
mated $533 million. came along. The rescue
Why pass up on a certain dog also appeared with
income totaling more than them during the press con-
$200 million, he was asked? ference at lottery head-
“We’re going to take the quarters in Nashville, snooz-
lump sum, because we’re ing through most of the ex-
not guaranteed tomor- citement.
row,” Robinson said. The other tickets were sold
He said they have no plans in Melbourne Beach, Flori-
to move from their small, da, and Chino Hills, Califor-
one-story house, or splurge nia, each one overcoming
on big purchases. They’ll
pay off their daughter’s Bird flu found at Indiana farm not same as 2015 virus
student loans, and he and
his wife, Lisa, plan to return RICK CALLAHAN when the farm saw a surge outbreak like we did last tion happened later than
to work Monday. He does DAVID PITT in turkey deaths, according year,” said T.J. Myers, a vet- normal this year because
information technology, Associated Press to the U.S. Department of erinary services administra- of the mild weather, but
and she works in a derma- INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Agriculture. tor with the USDA. “We’ll it’s unclear “how much of
tologist’s office. bird flu virus that’s a differ- The strain is highly conta- see how the coming days a factor that has been in
“That’s what we’ve done ent strain than the one that gious for birds; the USDA unfold.” this,” according to Indiana
all our lives, is work,” he ravaged turkey and chick- said no human infections It’s a different strain than Board of Animal Health
said. “You just can’t sit en farms in the Midwest last with the viral strain have the H5N2 virus that cost spokeswoman Denise Der-
down and lay down and summer has been found at been detected. turkey and chicken pro- rer. The H7N8 virus has not
not do nothing anymore. a southern Indiana turkey State and federal officials ducers, mostly in the Upper yet been found in wild
How long are you going to farm, federal officials said said they confirmed the Midwest, about 48 million birds, suggesting that the vi-
last?” Friday, cautioning that a virus Thursday night and birds. rus could have developed
Robinson said earlier Fri- quick response could stem began euthanizing about Research has shown that in wild birds that spent the
day that they would help any larger outbreak. 60,000 turkeys, saying they wild birds’ northern migra- winter in southern Indiana,
out certain friends, give The H7N8 flu strain was con- hope to have them all re- tion introduced the H5N2 USDA spokeswoman An-
to the St. Jude Children’s firmed at a commercial tur- moved by Friday night. virus, which began to ac- drea McNally said, adding
Research Hospital in Mem- key farm in Dubois County, “Hopefully as we respond celerate from farm to farm that it’s too early to specu-
phis, and donate to their about 70 miles west of Lou- quickly to this virus we can in the spring. late about the origin and its
church. isville, Kentucky, after sam- get it contained and hope- Indiana wildlife experts association with migratory
“I’m a firm believer in tith- ples from birds were taken fully not see an extensive said that southern migra- birds.q
ing to my church,” Robin-
