30 N.H. Furniture Store Employees Share Powerball Prize of $ 1 Million

A million dollars can surely buy a lot of furniture.

Thirty Jordan's Furniture workers in Nashua, New Hampshire, made the headlines this weekend, winning a million dollar prize on a Powerball ticket in Saturday's draw. According to the New Hampshire State Lottery, each person will receive about $ 33,000.

"We each have our story about why it's important to us, but there are two in our group that – I will not discuss personal issues, but it's really a significant impact for them. So it's happier, said Sandrea Lutkevich of Dunstable, one of the winners, at a press conference held Wednesday morning. "It has a big impact on all of us."

According to the National Lottery, winners receive $ 1 million if they get the five numbers in white ball, but not the final number in Powerball. The odds of getting the five figures are 1 out of 11,688,054. The winning numbers on Saturday night were 24-25-52-60-66, with a Powerball of 5 and a Power Play of 3.

"We are all very excited to win the $ 1 million Powerball Award together," Litchfield resident Julia Crema, one of the winning group members, said in a statement. "We've been playing Powerball for years, and we've always dreamed of being a great success. Today is our lucky day! "

The winning group, nicknamed "The Lucky 30", joined the group and "at 2 dollars each, they received a million dollars," said Charlie McIntyre, general manager of NH Lottery, at the press conference Wednesday morning . presented with their giant check of $ 1 million.

The "J-Team", as they called themselves, had bought the ticket from the Cumberland Farms right in front of their store. However, they did not realize they had the winning ticket before the next day.

In terms of who can join their lottery, the group said its store is open to everyone. When asked about the feelings of those who were asked but did not join, the winners immediately spoke of their support.

"They are very kind," said one of them. Another person added, "They are happy for us."

The draw for Wednesday night's draw is set at $ 750 million, the fourth-highest all-time draw, according to the national lottery.

And while the group was smiling with the giant check, surrounded by other people saying "a million dollar smile," Carrie Perry of Lowell, one of the winners, was sure to fix them , saying "a smile of 750 million dollars".

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