sign the back of that ticket, stash it away somewhere safe and in chino hills, jennifer bjorklund, nbc news. >> jeff: there were eight tickets that won $2 million. and 73 that netted $1 million. one of those million dollar winning tickets was sold in primm where we saw all those people lining up. >> kim: jennifer bjorklund broke that news during wake one the wagners this morning that the "l.a. times" was reporting yes there was a million dollar ticket sold at that primm location. so there could be a millionaire among us as we speak. again, don't forget your friends here at news 3. we're part of your family. >> jeff: we have been for a long time. >> kim: still to dom here on the broadcast big banks making money hands over fist when it comes to fees concerning atms and overdrafts. wait until you hear the stunning number just how much money they're making off that. we'll share it ahead. >> jeff: get your popcorn ready. the next republican presidential debate is tonight. heats up. >> kim: no testimony today in the trial of otis holland. he is that local pastor accused of sexually assaultin

jennifer bjorklund spent the night at an all night party at a chino hills 7-eleven, where one of the tickets was sold. :10 :23 natural sound "chino hills, chino hills.... " they didn't win . but it didn't they were sooooo close!!! and so happy for the holder of that winning ticket that came out of this machine . sound m farqui - 7-eleven store clerk :10-:14 "i am very happy. i am very excited and very proud that we sold that much money" natural sound cheering inside 7-11 it was a party inside the store natural sound the owner showed up and got i am so thankful to my customer says he'll share with his ....winning tickets were also sold in tennessee. the jackpot, nearly one-point-six billion that's roughly $530 million each if they take the lump sum option, before taxes. jennifer bjorklund, nbc news while no one in south carolina won the record setting powerball jackpot, the south carolina education lottery says more than 360 thousand lesser-winning tickets were sold in our state. 16 people won prizes of $50 thousand dollars. more than one thousand people won $100 dollars. remaining ti

nbc's jennifer bjorklund is live at the store in anaheim where the ticket was sold. fer, we weren't even close. >> reporter: oh, i know. i'm so sad actually. this is an interesting little tidbit. for a while we thought we had the only winning ticket because we didn't hear that there were two other tickets for an hour or two after the drawing was done but here in chino hills outside of los angeles, one ticket winner was purchased. we don't have a billion-dollar jackpot winner because it was split in three but three whose lives will be very different starting right now. here's the amazing thing. once the news was announced this was the store where the ticket was purchased, tons of people came out. over 100 people in the parking lot. the police came and there are actually still a few pa trtrol s here hanging out. it was like a party. you know the 7-eleven, they never shut their doors. the store was excited. they get a million-dollar bonus. the clerk had been working a 12-hour shift. he was excited as well. we asked him if he wanted a piece of that million as a bonus. he

i'm jennifer bjorklund in chino hills, nbc news. in iowa, someone won 2 million dollar in the powerball drawing. in iowa, someone won 2 million dollar in the powerball drawing. someone bought the ticket in the ticket matched the first five of these winning numbers but missed the powerball number to win 1 million dollars. but the person who bought the ticket also added a power play option to purchase, which multiplied the prize to 2-million dollars. six other tickets were also one number away from the jackpot. people bought those tickets in walnut, mason city, west des moines, davenport, cedar rapids, and polk city. still ahead on the channel 13 news at noon. an auction that raises money for a children's charity in the metro. how you can be involved and purchase tickets. plus... a new food truck will serve iowans fresh food and help others at the same time... how the local organization plans to help iowans with disabilities. "we are so excited because this food trucks have become a popular place to get a meal in des moines. now, one

jennifer bjorklund live in anaheim for us. >>> 5:32 right now.former virginia day care workers found guilty of child abuse. sara jordan could spend up to 40 years in prison. witnesses testified that jordan encouraged toddlers to fight and bite each other. they say she tripped other children, even sprayed some with hoses. parents tell "news4" they're relieved after the sentence. >> she knows what she did. she know as what she did. i'm happy. i'm glad. >> jordan admitted using a hose in her testimony but denied hurting any children. five children likely suffered trauma from the abuse. she'll be sentenced in may. >>> this morning we know a man from silver spring died from this crash on the beltway. you may have been stuck in this traffic you see from chopper 4. police tell us he was driving a van when it flipped over after hitting an suv. no word on the cause of the crash. >>> the push for use of cameras comes after several high-profile police-involved killings last year around the country. >>> recent immigration and customs enforcement raids have s

you're watching nbc's jennifer bjorklund live. still waiting for the mysterious millionaire to come forward. >> right, and that person has quite a while to do it. we're not expecting that person or persons or whoever is holding that very valuable tiny little slip of paper to come forward, but, you know, we're all still just sort of hoping to get a glimpse of the lucky, lucky person. maybe some of that will rub off on us. the owner of this 7-eleven got his novelty check, that big fake check they hand you that you have to try to imagine someone taking into a bank. that was a million dollars for selling that ticket to the jackpot. he says he was at home when a friend called to tell him that someone in chino hills had won the jackpot. he turned on the tv and saw his store on there. as soon as word got out, which was pretty much right after the drawing, this 7-eleven turned into an impromptu block party and lasted all night. there were people here in the parking lot, in the store all night celebrating. people chanting chino hills, chee

let's go out to jennifer bjorklund live in california at the 7-eleven where residents de descended upon. what was the scene like? >> reporter: it was so fun overnight. it looked kind of like a scary crowd because there were so many people con veshlged in this eded edverged, but it was a party. law enforcement who showed up ended up ordering pizzas and high-fiving those in the crowd. the owner of the 7-eleven, he opens three others and he has been so excited all day. he got that big nochlity checknovelty check, $1 million. friend called him to tell thmhim someone in chino hills had won. and he is so excited to share this moment with the community. >> i'll give some to charity. and then i'll share with my employees and my family. >> reporter: so he actually does have to give half of that money, that million dollars, to 7-eleven corporate people because he's a franchisee. but they were hoping here at this 7-eleven that they had the first actual billionaire in a lottery drawing. but it turns out that they will be splitting that thre ways with the other ticket in tennessee and practiceflorid

one in florida, one in tennessee and one in california, where nbc's jennifer bjorklund checked out the all-night party at the 7-11 where the ticket was sold. << "chino hills, chino hills.... " they didn't win "! but it didn't seem to matter, they were sooooo close!!! and so happy for the holder of that winning ticket that came out of this machine "! sound m farqui - 7- eleven store clerk :10-:14 "i am very very proud that we sold that much money" natural sound cheering inside 7-11 it was a party inside the store natural sound the owner showed up and got caught up in the glee of it all. sound babir atwal, owner of 7-eleven :23-:27 "it was so joyful. i am so thankful to my customer that they come here and he gets a million dollars' commission half of which goes to 7- eleven corporate, the rest he says he'll share with his employees. ....winning tickets were also sold in melbourne, florida and munford, tennessee. the jackpot, nearly one- point-six billion dollars. that's roughly $530 million each if they take the lump sum option, before taxes. >> with winners announced across iowa, did th

lisa: those winning tickets were california jennifer bjorklund spent the night at an all night party at a california 7-eleven, where one of the tickets was jennifer: they didn' t seem to matter, they were sooooo close. and so happy for the holder of that winning ticket that came out of this machine. >> i am very happy. i am very excited and very proud that we sold that much money. jennifer: it was a party inside the store. the owner showed up and got caught up in the glee of it all. >> it was so joyful. i am so thankful to my customer that they come here. jennifer: and he gets a million dollars' commission half of which goes to 7-eleven corporate, the rest he says he' ll share with his employees. winning tickets were also sold in melbourne, florida and munford, tennessee. the jackpot, nearly $1.6 billion. that' s roughly $530 million each option, before taxes. s a reason to feel a chunk of your money went to help local students. in kentucky, 27 cents of every dollar sold for a state lotto game is set to go toward in ohio, it' there are a variety of ways the money helps, including scho

jennifer bjorklund has more of the excitement. >> they did not win, but they were so close and so happy for the holder of that winning >> happy, excited, proud. jennifer: thousands of people clamored together and the owner got caught up in the glee. >> things go to my customers and they come here. jennifer: he gets $1 million commission, half of which goes to 7-eleven and the rest, he says he will share with his employees. when he tickets were also sold in florida and tennessee. nearly $1.6 billion, roughly $530 million each if they take a lump sum often -- the lump sum option. geoff: how about that. there are other winners out there. north carolina officials say there were two $2 million prizes, and three $100,000 prizes. the south carolina educational lottery reported that hundreds of others won smaller prizes, including sixteen $50,000 wins. i would take that, wouldn't you? hours away. tonight, the republican candidates for president square off again. this time, in north charleston. only seven republican hopefuls are slated to appear in prime titi. expect all eyes on the top two cand

but let's get a check in with jennifer bjorklund live outside the 7-eleven where at least one of the winning tickets was sold. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, really exciting morning here in chino hills where that first announced ticket was purchased. and then we heard about you guys had the winner in florida and then anotr one in tennessee. so that jackpot being split three ways. but still once people here in chino hills heard that this 7-eleven sold the winning jackpot ticket, they all came out. they just showed up in the parking lot just to kind of celebrate and chant and scream and yell. and party with the clerks. have a slurpee and give a high five. even though it is kind of like the middle of the night here, this was a one in 292 million chance of winning. and like you said, three people won the jackpot overnight, they will be splitting it. and the person who owns this 7-elevens, , gets a million dollars from the lottery people that he says he's going to kind of share with some of employees. the guy who probably sold the winning tick account waset was working 12 hour shifts an

jennifer bjorklund is there. good morning, jennifer. >> jennifer: good morning, christa, sarah. you're right. it was like a big block party, but the weird thing is this is on a pretty major thoroughfare. it's in a strip mall next to an auto zone and a jack-in-the-box in the back near the freeway. it's in the like this is a little residential corner store. so it was really unexpected when dozens and dozens, some might out to this 7-eleven just to be close to the greatness, the machine that sold that winning powerball ticket. it was the jackpot winning ticket. someone here got all the numbers right. they're going to have a piece of that jackpot. they're going to have to split that pie three ways because there were two other winners. but, hey, you know, it's still quite a sizeable chunk of change. not a billionaire made out of this drawing, but, you know, pretty doggone close. and the owner of the store actually gets $1 million, and he's been here all night. >> i'm very, very happy whoever won from here. i'm so thankful to my chino hills people. they support me all year long. this

let's start with nbc's jennifer bjorklund who's live outside of anaheim right there. lot of celebrations there, jennifer. >> reporter: they're partying here. we're outside the chino hills 7-eleven. one of the three that will split the $1.6 billion. all i can compare it to is like after a sporting convenient when your team wins and they come out and start partying in the street. they even had a law enforcement reaction where the police came and surrounded the 7-eleven to make sure the crowd didn't get out of control. people were going nuts with the idea that someone in their community could potentially be a billionaire. this is before we knew there were two other tickets out there splitting the jackpot. but still all night long, the feeling hasn't changed p inside the 7-eleven, it's very festive. still smiles all around. everybody's really excited to think that a huge winner has come from this community. and the clerk who is believed to have sold the winning ticket because he's been work 1g 2-hour shifts and they've been selling so many who works the machine, he thinks

jennifer bjorklund is at a 7-eleven. you can hear them chanting in a sea that i can only describe as surreal after the announcement. you can see here on this newspaper that this is the jackpot. this is an amazing jackpot that was sold. one ticket sold here. it will be split between two other ticket holders, one in florida, one in tennessee and the owner of this store showed up in the middle of the night so excited that his store had sold one of those winning jackpot tickets. unbeknownst to them, they were splitting it. at the moment of all those people showing up, they really thought they had the only winning ticket. split three ways, is still a huge amount. but a billionaire got people really excited. that person holding the ticket, we still don't know who that person or that group is. in any of the cases, we can tell you that lottery officials are on their way here and those two other stores that sold those tickets to present them with the banners and the owners of the store here that $1 million check they are commissi

jennifer bjorklund has more in california... they didn't win . but it didn't seem to matter, they were ticket that came out of this machine . "i am very happy. i am very excited and very proud that we sold that much money" it was a party inside the it all. "it was so joyful. i am so thankful to my customer that they come here and he gets a million dollars' commission half of employees. ....winning tickets were one-point-six billion dollars. that's roughly $530 million each if they take the lump sum option, before taxes. in chino hills, california... jennifer bjorkland, nbc news. here's another look at the powerball numbers...... 4 ---8---19---27---34--- and powerball 10... no jackpot winner in iowa -- but one ticket won two million dollars and three won 100- thousand... lottery players in iowa alone bought more than 12-million dollars in tickets for last night's drawing... the countdown to caucus is down to 18 days. tonight... the republican presidential candidates face off in the first debate of 20-16.... and this debate will feature a less- cro

. >> nbc's jennifer bjorklund is outside chino hills, california, outside the store that sold the winningticket. >> what will you do? split a pack of m&ms with your $8? >> we're splitting three packs of m&ms. that's how it goes, though. you buy the tickets and you think i have a pretty good shot. it's still one in 292 million, but someone here struck it really big. the store owner got the novelty check and he gets $ 1 million for selling a jackpot ticket and he said he was at home by himself watching tv when a friend called him and told him someone at chino hills had won the jackpot and he sees his store right there on tv and as soon as the store came out, people started showing up at the 7-eleven and it was an impromptu block party and people were chanting chino hills, cheering in the parking lot hoping they had the first billionaire in a lottery drawing and within a few hours, it cut the shared jackpot from $1.6 billion down to a measly $528 million each. i don't know how many bags of m&ms that would buy. of to keep you covered for a while. back to you two. >> jennifer, thank you. >>>.