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$316 million Powerball winner comes forward

$316 million Powerball winner comes forward
>> HERE ARE TONIGHT’S WINNING NUMBERS -- BEN: WITH THESE SIX NUMBS.ER >> I YELLED TO HER THAT WE W,ON AND I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. BEN: TAMMY AND CLIFF WEBSTER’S LIVES CHANGED FOREVER. THE ONIEDA NATION COUPLE HIT THE POWERBALL AT A GAS STATIONN I GREEN BAY IN JANUARY, TAKING HOME MORE THAN $150 MIIONLL AFTER TAXES. >> IT WAS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE. >> AND THEN WE WERE STANDING THERE, WHAT DO WE ?DO WHAT DO WE DO? >> I WANT TO HAVE MY FULL TOOLBOX AVAILABLE. BEN: THAT’S WHERE KURT PANOUSES, THE SELF-DESCRIBED LOTTERY LAWYER, STEPS .IN HE ISN’T REPRESENTING THE WEBSTERS, BUT HAS HELPEDORE M THAN 30 WINNERS NAVIGATE WHAT TO DO AFT TERHEY REALIZE THEY’VE N.WO AMONG HIS TOP TIPS, TAKE EXHAUSTIVE MEASURES TO STAY PRIVATE, EVEN RENTING A CAR TO GO TO THE LOTTERY OFFICE SO NO ONE CAN TRACK LICENSE PLATES. TAKE THE LUMP SUM, LIKE THE WEBSTER’S DID, AND SET UP TRUSTS TO PROTECT YOUR IDENTITY AND YOUR MONEY. >> THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO GO TO YOUR LOCAL CREDIT UNION THAT YOU’VE USED ALL YOUR LIFE AND OPEN UP AN ACCOUNT WITH TH.EM YOU NEED SOME GOOD FINANCIAL PLANNE.RS BEN: WISCONSIN LOTTERY REQUIRES WINNERS’ IDENTITIES BE REVEALED, THOUGH PANOUSES SAYS THERE MAY BE WAYS AROUND IT, INCLUDING COURT ORDERS FOR PRI.VACY >> THESE PEOPLE LOOK LIKE THEY’RE A VERY HAPPY COUPLE, AND YO U WANT THEM TO RIDE OUT INTO THE SUNSET AND ENJOY THEIR LIFE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS NEWFOUND FAME IS SOMETHING THAT THEY’RE NOT USED TO. BEN: IT IS A HASSLE THE WEBSTER’S CAN NOW AFFORD. >> JUST BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HA.VE BE HAPPY, AND MAYBE GOOD THINGS WILL COME, BECAUSE IT CAME FOR .US PATRK:IC BEN JOINS US LIVE IN MILWAUKEE TONIGHT. BEN, THERE HAS BEEN A PUSH TO KEEP LOTTERY WINNER ANONYMOUS? BEN: RIGHT, STATE LAAKWMERS INTRODUCED A BILL TO KEEP WINNERS’ IDENTIES SEETCR. IT FAILED TO GET A VOTE BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY ADJOURNED IN 2020. THE LOTTERY SAYS IDENFYTIING WINNER
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$316 million Powerball winner comes forward
Video above: Attorney advises lottery winners what to do after they've wonThe winner of a $316 million Powerball prize in January in Sacramento has come forward and claimed a lump sum payment.Orlando Zavala Lozano was one of two winners across the country who matched all the numbers for a $630 million jackpot on Jan. 5, California lottery officials said on Thursday. Lozano splits the seventh-largest jackpot in Powerball's history with the owner of another jackpot winner in Wisconsin. Lozano, who has declined media interviews, will net $225.1 million before federal taxes by choosing a lump sum payment. The prize also earns $67.8 million for California public schools and a $1 million bonus for the owner of the 7-Eleven at 6591 Wyndham Drive where Lozano’s ticket was sold. “Foot traffic has increased along with sales since we sold the winning ticket,” 7-Eleven owner Harprit Dhillon said in a release.

Video above: Attorney advises lottery winners what to do after they've won

The winner of a $316 million Powerball prize in January in Sacramento has come forward and claimed a lump sum payment.

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Orlando Zavala Lozano was one of two winners across the country who matched all the numbers for a $630 million jackpot on Jan. 5, California lottery officials said on Thursday.

Lozano splits the seventh-largest jackpot in Powerball's history with the owner of another jackpot winner in Wisconsin.

Lozano, who has declined media interviews, will net $225.1 million before federal taxes by choosing a lump sum payment.

The prize also earns $67.8 million for California public schools and a $1 million bonus for the owner of the 7-Eleven at 6591 Wyndham Drive where Lozano’s ticket was sold.

“Foot traffic has increased along with sales since we sold the winning ticket,” 7-Eleven owner Harprit Dhillon said in a release.