$150.4M Powerball Winner Had Ticket for Two Weeks Before Checking It

$150.4M Powerball Winner Had Ticket for Two Weeks Before Checking It Steven Nickell of Salem Oregon,
won the $150.4 million Powerball jackpot,
but it took him awhile to realize it. Two weeks after Nickell
had unknowingly won,
he remembered to check the
ticket while on his lunch break. The clerk scanned
his ticket and said that
"wins over $600 have to
go to the Lottery office." Nickell, to Oregon Lottery officials Nickell checked the
numbers when he got
home and discovered
just how much he had won. Nickell, to Oregon Lottery officials Nickell claimed
a $61 million lump sum
after taxes this week. Nickell, to Oregon Lottery officials