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Seven of the eight winners of the $365 million Powerball jackpot are Michael Terpstra, left, Quang Dao, Robert Stewart, Chasity Rutens, Alain Maboussou, Dung Tran and David Gehle, right. They were at a news conference in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday.
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BY KEVIN O'HANLON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LINCOLN, Neb. — Eight workers at a Nebraska meatpacking plant are really bringing home the bacon now: They stepped forward Wednesday to claim the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history — $365 million.
The winners said they often pooled their money with other workers when Powerball jackpots exceeded $40 million. Maboussou said he did not think employees who did not chip in for the tickets would harbor any ill will towards the winners.
The seven men and one woman bought the winning Powerball ticket at a convenience store near the ConAgra ham processing plant where they worked. At least three of the winners are immigrants — two from Vietnam and one from the Republic of Congo.
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In reality, I'm not a fan of flying and don't really like water."
"I don't think they have a reason to be jealous because when it's a pool day, we ask people to put like in five bucks, so if you wasn't there or you didn't put five bucks in, sorry," he said.
"This is great country!" said Quang Dao, 56, who came to the United States in 1988. He still has family in Vietnam and said he plans to help them financially with his winnings.
The Nebraska workers had the option of taking the money in one lump sum or 30 annual installments. They chose the lump sum and will get $15.5 million each after taxes.
"She's going to be happy for the rest of her life," he said of the 3-month-old girl.
Alain Maboussou, 26, said he fled the Congo in 1999 to escape unrest after the civil war there. He said he plans to quit work and return to school for a degree in business administration. The money will provide for his wife and baby daughter.
Three of the group quit their jobs when they hit the jackpot.
"I've been retired for about four days now," said Eric Zornes, 40.
The other winners were: David Gehle, 53; Chasity Rutjens, 29; Dung Tran, 34; and Robert Stewart, 30.
Mike Terpstra, a 47-year-old plant supervisor who is single and has no children, was unsure what to do with the money. "Everybody has dreams," he said.
The winning numbers were 15,17,43,44 and 48,with a Powerball number of 29. The odds of picking the winning combination of numbers were 1 in 146 million.
Powerball tickets are sold in 28 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.