Syndicate wins record US lottery jackpot

Eight workers at a meat processing plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, claimed the record $365 million (€307 million) US Powerball jackpot…

Eight workers at a meat processing plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, claimed the record $365 million (€307 million) US Powerball jackpot today.

Each of them win receive about $15.5 million (€13 million) after taxes.

The seven men and one woman all work at a ConAgra ham processing plant near the store where they bought the winning ticket for Saturday's lottery. It was the biggest jackpot for any US lottery.

"I didn't know what to think," said Robert Stewart (30), who told a press conference he was a maintenance supervisor before the win. "I still don't know what to think."

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The previous US lottery jackpot record was $363 million for the Big Game, the forerunner of Mega Millions.

Powerball's previous record jackpot, $340 million, was won by an Oregon family in October.