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Check those Powerball tickets, Florida residents: One of you is holding the winning ticket in the record $590.5 million jackpot.One ticket sold at a Publix Supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., has matched all six numbers, the Florida Lottery announced Sunday. The winning numbers were 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and a Powerball of 11."This would be the sixth Florida Powerball winner and right now, it's the sole winner of the largest ever Powerball jackpot," Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell told the Associated Press. "We're delighted right now that we have the sole winner."She said Florida has had more Powerball winners than any other state.The winner was not immediately identified publicly and O'Connell did not give any indication just hours after Saturday's drawing whether anyone had already stepped forward with that winning ticket.Estimates had earlier put Saturday's jackpot around $600 million, but Powerball's online site said Sunday that the jackpot had reached an estimated $590.5 million.The largest lottery prize ever was doled out in March 2012 to winners in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland for a $656 million Mega Millions top prize. Saturday's drawing doesn't top that jackpot, but it's the highest in Powerball history, surpassing that game's $587.5 million record set in November 2012.
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