‘Ocean’s 16’ Claim $448M Powerball Share

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) —

Sixteen public employees on the Jersey shore who had one of three winning tickets in last week’s $448 million Powerball jackpot, came forward to claim their prize.

The nine women and seven men posed Monday at lottery headquarters with an oversized mock check made out to Ocean’s 16, what the Ocean County employees dubbed themselves. The check was in the amount of more than $86 million, the lump-sum value of their ticket. Each will get about $3.8 million after taxes.

Lottery officials are introducing the winners to the public at a news conference Tuesday in Toms River, where the employees worked for the Ocean County Department of Vehicle Services.

The winning ticket was sold in Little Egg Harbor Township, just miles from where Superstorm Sandy made landfall last October, causing heavy damage along coastal Ocean County. At least six of the Powerball winners were affected by the storm, with some suffering flood damage.

A Minneapolis man claimed one of the Powerball prizes last week. The holder of the third winning ticket, sold in South Brunswick, N.J., has not yet come forward.

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