A woman who claimed to be the winner of the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot was lying, according to the granddaughter of the owner of the store where the ticket was sold. Sarai Palacios, the granddaughter of Nabor Herrera, who owns Las Palmitas Mini Market in Los Angeles, told Britain’s Mail newspaper that the woman hadn’t won the jackpot. Palacios said, “I’m not sure why she did that. I guess she just wanted to be on TV.”
… California Lottery confirmed on Thursday that the store had sold the winning ticket, which is the third-largest Powerball jackpot — and the sixth-largest US lottery jackpot — ever won.
… The unidentified woman entered the downtown store on Friday, crying and responding “yes” to a reporter who asked if she’d won a ticket before abruptly exiting the store and getting into a car.
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