Winners of California Powerball Claim $528 Million Prize

CHINO HILLS, CA — Six months after Powerball fever gripped the country, the Chino Hills Powerball jackpot winners came forward to claim the coveted $528 million prize, according to California Lottery officials.

Marvin and Mae Acosta, the winners of the largest lottery prize in California Lottery history, have announced their claim on the prize.

The Acostas were one of three big winners of prizes worth $528.8 million from the Jan. 13 Powerball jackpot of nearly $1.6 billion. The other two tickets were sold in Tennessee and Florida. Lottery officials say the jackpot was the largest in U.S. lottery history.

“We are thankful and blessed for the rare gift that has been placed in our care. We have engaged a team of advisors to educate and guide us through this process so that we can be good stewards of these new resources,” the Acostas said in their statement.

A California Lottery spokesman said the Acostas have young children and want to keep their hometown private. They waited to claim their prize while soliciting legal and financial advice, he said.

The Acosta’s ticket matched all six winning numbers: 4-8-19-27-34 and Powerball number 10, according to a statement from lottery officials. The couple has opted to take the cash option amount of $327.8 million before federal taxes.

“While many decisions are still to be made, we have committed nearly all of this new resource to a Trust and to charities that are important to us. While we are very grateful for the wonderful wishes and encouragement we’ve received, it is not our intention to become public figures, and we ask for and appreciate privacy going forward. Thank you,” the Acostas said in their statement.

As of this report, the winning couple’s city of residence is not yet known, and they have declined interviews with the media.

The California ticket was sold in Chino Hills, at a 7-Eleven store, located at 4092 Chino Hills Parkway. The 7-Eleven store received a $1,000,000 for selling the winning ticket.

The city of Chino Hills is located in San Bernardino County, about 30 miles east of Los Angeles. According to U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income is $96,497.

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“We finally know who our mystery winners are! It may have taken six months for them to come to one of our offices, but these winners did just what we tell all our winners to do – they read our Winner’s Handbook and then assembled a team of legal and financial advisors to help them make the most of this windfall and prepare them for their new life as Lottery winners,” California Lottery Director Hugo Lopez said in a press release. “We couldn’t be happier for them and are thrilled they took the time to assemble the right team before coming in to claim.”

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