8 Meatpacking Workers Win Powerball Jackpot
Eight workers at a Lincoln meatpacking plant stepped forward to claim the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history: $365 million.
The seven men and one woman pooled their money and bought the winning Powerball ticket at a convenience store near the ConAgra Foods Inc. ham processing plant where they worked. Three of the winners are immigrants -- two from Vietnam and one from the Republic of Congo.
“This is great country!” said Quang Dao, 56, who came to the United States in 1988. He still has family in Vietnam and said he planned to help them financially with his winnings.
The winners chose the lump sum payout and will receive $15.5 million each after taxes.
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