The sole winner of the record-setting $590.5 million Powerball jackpot has claimed the prize, the Florida Lottery said Wednesday.
The lottery will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. to give details about the winner.
NBC News said the winner was an elderly woman from Zephyrhills. She came to the lottery offices with her son, who is an attorney from Jacksonville. The woman said she had watched the drawing and knew she had won but had been getting her affairs in order, NBC News said.
The jackpot was won from the May 18 drawing.
Come back to watch the press conference live in this article at 2 p.m.
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