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Matthew Good: Arizona Powerball winner name released to public by lottery officials
The ticket that won Saturday night's $338 million Powerball jackpot was sold at a liquor store in Passaic, New Jersey, a lottery official says. The ticket's buyer still has not come forward.
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Posted: 12/10/2012
Associated Press
FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ - Arizona Lottery officials have released the name of the man who claimed half of the record Powerball jackpot.
The Lottery says Matthew Good took the one-time payout of $192 million from the Nov. 28 drawing.
Good is in his 30s and from the wealthy Phoenix suburb of Fountain Hills, where the ticket was sold.
He bought $10 worth and kept the winning slip in the visor of his car overnight before realizing he was a multimillionaire.
After Good and his wife learned of their good fortune, he pulled together a team of financial advisers and decided to take his share this month to avoid potentially higher taxes in 2013.
The name was released in response to a public records request.
The other winning ticket was sold in Dearborn, Mo.
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