Connecticut Asset Managers Claim $254M Powerball Jackpot
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Three asset managers from Connecticut's affluent New York suburbs claimed a $254 million Powerball jackpot on Monday off a $1 ticket.
Greg Skidmore, Brandon Lacoff and Tim Davidson came forward as trustees for The Putnam Avenue Family Trust, which they formed after Davidson bought the winning ticket at a Stamford gas station. At least two of them live in Greenwich, one of America's wealthiest towns.
They will take the after-tax lump sum of nearly $104 million in cash. They say a significant portion will go to charity.
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Davidson bought the $1 quick pick ticket for the Nov. 2 drawing at the Shippan Point BP gas station in Stamford. It was the only ticket he bought. The winning numbers were 12-14-34-39-46, Powerball 36.
The jackpot was the largest ever won in Connecticut and the 12th biggest in Powerball history.
The three men work at a small, startup asset management firm called Belpointe LLC in Greenwich. They appeared with their lawyer at a news conference and didn't say much.
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"It feels good," Skidmore said.
Lottery officials had used billboards across the state to urge the ticket holder to come forward as the weeks went by without a winner.
Ranjit Singh, the gas station manager, said lottery officials called the station at about 10:30 a.m. Monday to announce that the winning ticket had been sold there. The station receives $100,000 for selling the winning ticket.
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Singh said he didn't know the winners and doesn't remember selling the winning ticket.
"We're really happy," Singh said. "Christmas is a little early."