$337M jackpot winner contacts Mich. lottery

Powerball tickets await players at Cumberland Farms convenience store May 10, 2004 in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. / William Thomas Cain/Getty Images

(AP) LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Lottery says it has been contacted by the winner of last week's $337 million Powerball jackpot.

In a news release issued Wednesday, the lottery says details about the ticket-holder won't be released until the prize is officially claimed. The release did not say if the Michigan Lottery has verified the winning ticket.

$337 Powerball drawing: One winning ticket sold

The Associated Press has left a message with Michigan Lottery spokeswoman Andi Brancato.

The winning ticket for the Aug. 15 drawing was sold at a Sunoco gas station in Lapeer, about 45 miles north of Detroit. The winner has one year to claim the prize.

It was the third-largest Powerball jackpot in the game's history. Lottery officials have said the winner could take home a $241 million lump sum.

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[bigmanfrommaine]

Can I be your friend?

[tjolley22]

Damn that's a lot of money. You could give every family making under $250k/year $1million and still have 10's of millions left over.

Talk about stimulating the economy! That one person could single-handedly end the recession and kick-start a massive boom to the entire economy.

[icannotbethenameiwanttobe]

I, too, hope it was someone that worked hard for the money, and that they will have a great time spending every drop of it!!! Congratulations, and I hope you have more fun than you have ever known...

[Grininbarit]

Is that enough money to get Romneys tax accountant?

[formerlyluvnut]

Sigh.....wasn't me. I just hope it is someone who has worked for a living.

[ugleyme]

241,000,000 clams. First thing I'd do is dump this 26 yo truck I'm driving. 2nd thing would be to go Waylen Jennings on my crooked employer. Meanwhile, back to reality, I best get out there to fix that truck so I can get to work tonight. Sigh.