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lisa kelso/munford, tn resident 44:29 "there's 6000 people in munford, they could share." lakesha thomas/munfor d, tn lakesha thomas/munfor d, tn resident 51:45 "hey, if you want the ticket, my name is lakesha, (laughs) and i live in munford." others here wondered what the winner will do with all that dough. lance long/munford, tn resident 47:07 "i wouldn't know what to do with that kind of money, that kind of money makes my head explode." lisa kelso/munford, tn resident 45:25 "you could never spend that much money. you could do a lot for a lot of people." (take brad live) others in the volunteer state also woke up with big news overnight from was also one two million dollar winner - one 100- thousand dollar winner and 17 50- thousand dollar winners. the owner of naifeh's also gets a 25- thousand dollar check - which she promised to give some of the proceeds back to her employees. reporting live in munford tennessee brad broders local 24 news. > ((paula francis)) > someone bought a one- million dollar winning ticket in primm. that makes.. 2 million dollar winners there...
lisa kelso/munford, tn resident 44:29 "there's 6000 people in munford, they could share." lakesha thomas/munfor d, tn lakesha thomas/munfor d, tn resident 51:45 "hey, if you want the ticket, my name is lakesha, (laughs) and i live in munford." others here wondered what the winner will do with all that dough. lance long/munford, tn resident 47:07 "i wouldn't know what to do with that kind of money, that kind of money makes my head explode." lisa kelso/munford, tn...
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winning tickets sold in california, florida and tennessee, one couple has come forward, saying in munford, tennessee. nats "it's not going very far." appearing on the today show, john and lisa robinson, who haven't yet turned the ticket into lottery officials, decided to go on television first. "so i checked them four times and said i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say hey there's a winner been in munford." so what's it like to be carrying a ticket around worth 533 million dollars? "now i'll be nervous because everybody knows." laughs "lost your anonymity." the next stop for the officials to make it official. mark barger, nbc news. while no one from iowa matched all the numbers in wednesday's record powerball... one onawa man came awfully close. 47:58-48:06 the car was just too small to hold in.. happiest couple in the world 23-year old bryon stewart says he found out he had just become a millionaire while sitting in his car wednesday. he bought his ticket at a casey's in onawa... and matched everything but the powerball. with his double play, the ticket earn
winning tickets sold in california, florida and tennessee, one couple has come forward, saying in munford, tennessee. nats "it's not going very far." appearing on the today show, john and lisa robinson, who haven't yet turned the ticket into lottery officials, decided to go on television first. "so i checked them four times and said i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say hey there's a winner been in munford." so what's it like to be carrying a...
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they are from munford tennessee. john said he bought four tickets like he always does representing each member of his family and let the computer pick the winners. >> so i checked them four times and i said, well, i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say "hey, there's a winner been in munford." >> reporter: the family's attorney suggested they reveal them themselves on the "today" show. tennessee lottery officials verified the ticket. the other two winners were sold in florida and california. each winning ticket carries the prize of $525 million. >>> happening now, two astronauts are working to restore power to the international space station. the space walk began a few hours ago and is expected to last into the afternoon. one astronaut is from the u.s., the other is british. they're replacing an electrical box that failed two months ago. >>> it was freezing cold a couple days ago but we've seen a warm up and now we've got 50s coming in this afternoon across a good bit of the area. we are tr
they are from munford tennessee. john said he bought four tickets like he always does representing each member of his family and let the computer pick the winners. >> so i checked them four times and i said, well, i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say "hey, there's a winner been in munford." >> reporter: the family's attorney suggested they reveal them themselves on the "today" show. tennessee lottery officials verified the ticket....
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they support me all year long." long." 3 lottery officials say the ticket in tennesse was sold in munford which is north of memphisthe winners' identities have not been revealed.the winners can opt for annual payments over 30 years.. or one lump sum. 3 here's a look at those winning numbers.we know north carolina has two 2-million dollar winners.that means they
they support me all year long." long." 3 lottery officials say the ticket in tennesse was sold in munford which is north of memphisthe winners' identities have not been revealed.the winners can opt for annual payments over 30 years.. or one lump sum. 3 here's a look at those winning numbers.we know north carolina has two 2-million dollar winners.that means they
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times and i said well, i believe it when the news comes on in the morning and say there's a winner in munford. >> what's it likee to be carrying around a ticket worth $533 million. >> now i will be nervous because everybody knows. >> the next stop for the robinsons, turning in their ticket to lottery officials. to make it official. mark barger, nbc news. >> and so hopefully they are telling the truth. we are waiting on official word. an update on seattle's duck boat tours the tours are returning just months after a deadly crash happened involving them back in september. a duck boat collided with a bus killing five. the boats have been out of service since the accident happened and the tours will no longer pass by the bridge where the crash actually happened. they'll also have two crew members on board every boat instead of just one. >> uber is asking customers to stand up and be heard in a battle again in a news conference that wrapped up a few minutes ago. the chairman announced legislation that would require uber drivers to submit to the same county screening taxi drivers have to go with ot
times and i said well, i believe it when the news comes on in the morning and say there's a winner in munford. >> what's it likee to be carrying around a ticket worth $533 million. >> now i will be nervous because everybody knows. >> the next stop for the robinsons, turning in their ticket to lottery officials. to make it official. mark barger, nbc news. >> and so hopefully they are telling the truth. we are waiting on official word. an update on seattle's duck boat...
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this is the biggest thing to ever happen in munford. a little town like this. >> reporter: the robinsons were on the "today" show before presenting their ticket to the tennessee lottery. they wanted to let america know who ww a share of the record-setting jackpo before ducking out of the public eye and back into their private lives. and this is new video just in of john buying the winning ticket. the robinsons plano take the lump sum payout which is about $328 million before taxes. and the first thing they're going to do is pay off their daughter's student loans and, get this. lisa isn't quitting her job. sme she plans to return to work at a dermatologist office on monday. the other two winners including from here in florida still have yet to come forward. adam kuperstein, nbc 6 news. >>> so folks, if you're just tuning in. today here on nbc 6 we issued a means that we were providing constant updates on the air very frequently at a minimum every half hour as this squall line that you see here behind me was moving through. now, thankfull
this is the biggest thing to ever happen in munford. a little town like this. >> reporter: the robinsons were on the "today" show before presenting their ticket to the tennessee lottery. they wanted to let america know who ww a share of the record-setting jackpo before ducking out of the public eye and back into their private lives. and this is new video just in of john buying the winning ticket. the robinsons plano take the lump sum payout which is about $328 million before...
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raycom's brix fowler reports from munford, tennessee as people try to figure out who the lucky winner is. excitement is building in munford as people are still are trying to find out who won the winning ticket. lottery officials arrived in munford just a few hours ago and went to all three stores to echk adn see which one sold the golden ticket. the largest home in jackpot history more than one points five billion dollars.each winner taking home..they would split983 million. the winning numbers are 4-8-19-27-34 and powerball number 10. mayor reaction hen they bought a ticket in his city. "i gotta check my ticket." when we find out who it is. they have 6 months to collect their jackpot.brix for the raycom new network. u.s. senator tim scott's 94-year-old grandfather has passed away. today the senator from south twitter, thanking people for senator scott says his grandfather was his inspiration. he said "thank you all for the kind words and prayers this morning. my grandfather was a great man - we'll miss him." isis has claimed responsibility for a four-hour siege in the heart of indone
raycom's brix fowler reports from munford, tennessee as people try to figure out who the lucky winner is. excitement is building in munford as people are still are trying to find out who won the winning ticket. lottery officials arrived in munford just a few hours ago and went to all three stores to echk adn see which one sold the golden ticket. the largest home in jackpot history more than one points five billion dollars.each winner taking home..they would split983 million. the winning numbers...
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john and lisa robinson of munford went to the tennessee lottery headquarters to get their ticket verified and claim their portion of the 1.5 billion dollar jackpot. john robinson said he bought four tickets at one of the three businesses that sell lottery tickets in munford. the ohio first district court of appeals has upheld former hamilton county juvenile court judge tracie hunter's conviction for unlawful interest in a public contract. hunter, seen here at a court appearance back in october...was sentenced to six months in jail on the single count but has remained free since challenging the conviction. a court official said her sentence will be addressed next week. the same day felony charges. here's a story with a happy ending.... an indian hill elementary student was pretzel and passes out...a teacher's aide comes to his rescue. fox19 now's gordon graham tells us how the aide used a life saving technique to save the boy's life. open----the centers for disease control estimates that 17-thousand children each year wind up in the emergency room because of choking related incidents, but
john and lisa robinson of munford went to the tennessee lottery headquarters to get their ticket verified and claim their portion of the 1.5 billion dollar jackpot. john robinson said he bought four tickets at one of the three businesses that sell lottery tickets in munford. the ohio first district court of appeals has upheld former hamilton county juvenile court judge tracie hunter's conviction for unlawful interest in a public contract. hunter, seen here at a court appearance back in...
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john robinson: so i checked them ll believe s a winner been in munford. mark b: so what' s it like to be carrying a ticket around worth $533 million? john robinson: now i' ll be nervous because everybody knows. robinson' ticket to lottery officials to make it official. lisa: california, tennessee and florida sold one jackpot winning s drawing. mark: while no one hit the big there were several people who won smaller prizes. another winner of a $1 million prize in kentucky came forward. s a group of 11 people who work at mcnabb head start in paducah. staff members each put in $5 into the pool -- and they got 27 quick pick tickets. that investment paid off with a $1 million jackpot. after taxes, each person will receive $62,000. that' s good stuff, right there. lisa: i' ll take it. mark: linda windey also won $1 million with a ticket she bought at the cincinnati south travel center in walton. she picked up her winnings yesterday in louisville. and the first thing she did after picking up her prize -- she gave blood. the red cross had a blood-mobile parked ou
john robinson: so i checked them ll believe s a winner been in munford. mark b: so what' s it like to be carrying a ticket around worth $533 million? john robinson: now i' ll be nervous because everybody knows. robinson' ticket to lottery officials to make it official. lisa: california, tennessee and florida sold one jackpot winning s drawing. mark: while no one hit the big there were several people who won smaller prizes. another winner of a $1 million prize in kentucky came forward. s a group...
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it's not that massive $1.5 billion which was split among winners in chino hills, california, munford, tennessee and melbourne beach, florida. you're looking live at the 7-eleven in chino hills. >> oh, good. >> they left some time ago. >> they were going nuts last night. >> why did they empty out the store? >> this poor guy. >> no line. he starts us off with a look at what $1.5 billion looks like. >> you like that, guys. okay, not long after the drawing last night, one guy out in california realized he had won all of this, $1.6 billion. that's what it looks like. well, a couple of hours later he realized he didn't win all of this. he only won about this much because now he last to split that with two other people but before you start crying for him they were all still doing all right, 1.6 billion among three people is still over $500 million apiece which still puts them ahead of beyonce in terms of net worth. guy, we got a fun morning ahead. a lot of numbers, a lot of questions and, robin, i can write you that check for 4 bucks. >> you can cover that for me. you're a good man, t.j. the
it's not that massive $1.5 billion which was split among winners in chino hills, california, munford, tennessee and melbourne beach, florida. you're looking live at the 7-eleven in chino hills. >> oh, good. >> they left some time ago. >> they were going nuts last night. >> why did they empty out the store? >> this poor guy. >> no line. he starts us off with a look at what $1.5 billion looks like. >> you like that, guys. okay, not long after the drawing...
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john and lisa live in the tiny community of munford, tennessee, about 20 miles from memphis. family friends find them deserving. "great people, great people. i hope this is a blessing for them. i know it's a blessing to them, i hope it's good for their lives." the robinsons' potential winning ticket - which has not been verified by the tennessee lottery - is worth about 533- million-dollars before taxes if they choose the lump sum. the robinsons plan to keep living in munford and lisa says she plans to be back at work at a dermatologist's office monday. el chapo has been making headlines with his recent capture, now another famous person speaks out. coming up, actor sean penn breaks his silence about meeting el chapo. plus, if you like chicken, town. if you needed any more evidence for the white house, you just have to look back to tuesday night. that's when tens of millions witnessed governor nikki haley deliver the republican response to president obama's state of the in addition to praising our state's unity in the wake of the charleston church shooting, the governor touch
john and lisa live in the tiny community of munford, tennessee, about 20 miles from memphis. family friends find them deserving. "great people, great people. i hope this is a blessing for them. i know it's a blessing to them, i hope it's good for their lives." the robinsons' potential winning ticket - which has not been verified by the tennessee lottery - is worth about 533- million-dollars before taxes if they choose the lump sum. the robinsons plan to keep living in munford and lisa...
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munford is a city of just 6,000 people, it is about 30 miles north of memphis. california lottery officials say one of the winning tickets was sold at this 7-11 in chino hills. a crowd gathered at the store after the news broke to congratulate owner balbir atwel atwel was awarded one-million dollars for selling a winning ticket. he says he's excited to share this moment with the community. one of the other winning powerball tickets was sold in melbourne beach, florida. the winning ticket was sold at this publix, according to lottery officials. so far, the winner has not come forward. since there were three winners the jackpot comes to 526.6 million dollars per lottery, the store will get a one hundred thousand dollar bonus for selling the winning ticket. with winners announced across the country, and in iowa, did the state's governor get in on the powerball frenzy? "no. no, no, i don't. you know, for one thing, if i won, they would think it was rigged. so it's one of those things, i know there's a lot of excitement and unfortunately it wasn't an iowan that won,
munford is a city of just 6,000 people, it is about 30 miles north of memphis. california lottery officials say one of the winning tickets was sold at this 7-11 in chino hills. a crowd gathered at the store after the news broke to congratulate owner balbir atwel atwel was awarded one-million dollars for selling a winning ticket. he says he's excited to share this moment with the community. one of the other winning powerball tickets was sold in melbourne beach, florida. the winning ticket was...
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in the small town of munford a small town where roughly 6,000 people live and folks know each other an a lot of fks will be talking about this as far as who wo the ticket and what are you going to do with the mey and we've alreadyad people come by to say, hey,at's going on and we're letting them know that the ticket beating the odds, you know, the world is watching to see if this person will step forward and so we're just waiting to see if this person will come forward and say, hey, i won the ticket and also get plansn what he or she plans to do with the money but when you have a town that's this small, usually folks are going to come together and celebrate and no doubt we're going to see a hear more people drive by and talk about, hey, do you know who won that ticket? so, of course, when we get word everybody else will. robin, back to you. you. it i great that it's from a smaller area. >> to see what will happen. i know sam would be out of town. >> small town, you know it's the person who didn't show up today. now everybody knows because, boom, boom, boom. >> if sam won, one word, mia
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in munford, tennessee, right. >> hello. >> hi, guys. >> look who is with us. >> munford, tennessee, and these lovely folks joining us. >> yes. >> it's going down in your house. >> it is going down for real. >> you've got the lucky ticket. >> john and lisa robinson who have been with us all morning long, and they have claimed to have won the powerball jackpot, one of the three people who won >> i think -- >> use it or lose it. >> how are you guys doing now? it's sunk in now, had the phone calls, it's trending and everybody is talking about you. what does this feel like for you, lisa? >> christmas. christmas morning, a kid, having a wonderful time here, thank you all. >> your phone was ring off the hook. how many missed calls do you have? >> i gave my phone to one of the ladies over there. >> it was just vibrating. >> love it. >> oh, my gosh, you've signed the ticket, we should point out. >> i've signed the ticket. >> so don't try to take it. >> and they got their lawyer, mr. joe townsend and joe's daughter eileen is also here. >> some. things we have to say right off the bat. lottery off
in munford, tennessee, right. >> hello. >> hi, guys. >> look who is with us. >> munford, tennessee, and these lovely folks joining us. >> yes. >> it's going down in your house. >> it is going down for real. >> you've got the lucky ticket. >> john and lisa robinson who have been with us all morning long, and they have claimed to have won the powerball jackpot, one of the three people who won >> i think -- >> use it or lose it....
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munford only has 6,000 residents memphis. getting the best legal and financial advice they can find. before they come in and claim that wonderful prize. >> anybody in here? >> reporter: across the country, millions of others trying hard to be happy for those winners today. >> i tried. i tried. >> reporter: i know how that feels. we're trying to be happy but really we are in the big picture and you also have to keep in mind the lottery winnings in california are not subject to state tax, so this is one hefty payday for winners here in california. george. >> thanks, kayna. we are joined by the owner of the 7-eleven where the winning ticket was sold, mr. balbir atwal along with jeff strader and the clerk who sold the winning ticket. mr. atwal, how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling very good, thank you. >> tell us what you're going to do with that million dollar prize? be sharing with my employee and the needy people but i'm not going to get a million. it's very less than that. >> so, it looks like you were one of the two clerks th
munford only has 6,000 residents memphis. getting the best legal and financial advice they can find. before they come in and claim that wonderful prize. >> anybody in here? >> reporter: across the country, millions of others trying hard to be happy for those winners today. >> i tried. i tried. >> reporter: i know how that feels. we're trying to be happy but really we are in the big picture and you also have to keep in mind the lottery winnings in california are not...
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yeah, okay, one of the other winner is in that small town of munford, tennessee, population 6,000 and reporter jamie mcgriff from memphis is there. good morning, jamie. >> reporter: good morning, robin. i'm standing in front of one of the three listed retailers that sold lottery tickets. we don't know exactly which one around here are waiting to see. in the small town of munford a small town where roughly 6,000 people live and folks know each other and a lot of folks will be talking about this as far as who won the ticket and what are you going to do with the money and we've already had people come by to say, he % what's america on a h@c we're letting them know that someone in their community won the ticket beating the odds, you know, the world is watching to see if this person will step cgood and so we're just waiting t s anaw this person will come forward andabc%hey, xcon the ticket and also get plans on w wabc% or sheorxns to `good theorxey but when you *@b townc mor that's this abc%ch@c usus_ * are goi^ to come together and celebrate and no doubt we're going to see and hearh@dh@ m
yeah, okay, one of the other winner is in that small town of munford, tennessee, population 6,000 and reporter jamie mcgriff from memphis is there. good morning, jamie. >> reporter: good morning, robin. i'm standing in front of one of the three listed retailers that sold lottery tickets. we don't know exactly which one around here are waiting to see. in the small town of munford a small town where roughly 6,000 people live and folks know each other and a lot of folks will be talking about...
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a block away from their home in munford, tennessee. they add... they're still in shock about the win and what to do with the money. (lisa robinson/claims to be lottery winner) "we haven't had time to really, ya know, i do hope to plan on working for a little while." in atlanta, i'm jeremy roth reporting. the other winning tickets were sold in chino hills- california... and melbourne beach- florida. and one california nurse who thought she was a winner finds out it's a very cruel prank by her own son! the 62-year-old woman works at a nursing home in ponoma, california. it's close to where the winning ticket was sold at a seven-eleven in chino hills. the nurse's son called her at work to tell her she won. he even altered a picture with the winning numbers and texted it to her. nursing home employees and residents believed it was real... since the owner purchased 18- thousand tickets for them. workers were excited for the big celebrated... but come to find it out -- it was all a bad the center's owner felt bad about the hoax. "if this is joke i would
a block away from their home in munford, tennessee. they add... they're still in shock about the win and what to do with the money. (lisa robinson/claims to be lottery winner) "we haven't had time to really, ya know, i do hope to plan on working for a little while." in atlanta, i'm jeremy roth reporting. the other winning tickets were sold in chino hills- california... and melbourne beach- florida. and one california nurse who thought she was a winner finds out it's a very cruel prank...
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if you have family in chino hills, california, munford, tennessee or melbourne beach, florida, you'll want to call them to see if they're the country's latest millionaire. at least three people from those lucky locations will share the record-shattering jackpot. danielle nottingham has more. reporter: word spread fast in chino hills of the 7-eleven sold the winning powerball ticket. >> we heard the news semiconductor to see who the winner was. it is not us. reporter: the winner has not yet come for it that did not stop the celebration. >> maybe next year. reporter: this morning it was back to business as usual. some customers for already buying tickets for saturday's drawing. do you think this is now a lucky spot for buying tickets? >> i think so. now that i know where to go. reporter: the owner also has good reason to celebrate. he takes only $1 million cut. >> amazing. it's not bad reporter: another winning ticket was sold near orlando and the third was sold in munford, tennessee not far from memphis. each winning ticket is worth almost $529 million before taxes. daniel nottingham,
if you have family in chino hills, california, munford, tennessee or melbourne beach, florida, you'll want to call them to see if they're the country's latest millionaire. at least three people from those lucky locations will share the record-shattering jackpot. danielle nottingham has more. reporter: word spread fast in chino hills of the 7-eleven sold the winning powerball ticket. >> we heard the news semiconductor to see who the winner was. it is not us. reporter: the winner has not...
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. >>> you can see john robinson buying a ticket at a munford, tennessee grocery store. this morning the couple was on the today show talking about their big win in the powerball. >> looked again, they're the same. looked again and the third time i went running down the hallway, john, john, you have to check these numbers. >> i checked them actually four believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say there's a winner in munford. >> john is a smart man. we guys know to listen to the women. he did what she said and the robinson's plan to take a lump sum pay out which is about $327 million. their first order of business, loans. >> i think nay got the -- they got to loans covered there. no problem there. >>> 75 degrees saturday, 68 degrees sunday. 62 degrees on monday, much cooler air headed our way. 60% of showers and thunderstorms for sunday. look at monday, tuesday and wednesday. nothing in the forecast. it's going to dry out and be a cooler week. it's going to be a beautiful week. degrees at 7:00 a.m., in the afternoon temperatures will warm nicely into th
. >>> you can see john robinson buying a ticket at a munford, tennessee grocery store. this morning the couple was on the today show talking about their big win in the powerball. >> looked again, they're the same. looked again and the third time i went running down the hallway, john, john, you have to check these numbers. >> i checked them actually four believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say there's a winner in munford. >> john is a smart man....
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california, florida and tennessee, one couple has come forward, saying they have one of purchased in munford, tennessee. nats "it's not going very far." appearing on the today show, "so i checked them four times and said i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say hey there's a winner been in munford." so what's it like to be carrying a ticket around worth 533 million dollars? "now i'll be nervous because everybody knows." laughs "lost your anonymity." the next stop for the robinson's: turning in their ticket to lottery officials to make it official. mark barger, nbc news. on the heels of president obama's final state of the union address.. paid leave is shaping up to be one of the hot topics of this election season... plus...a spot in lexington still trying to recover after the historic flood... how the owners hope to get the scenic spot fixed up. break one wal-mart in winnsboro will be closing at the end of the month. the retailer is closing 269 stores across the country and in the brazilian market. the closures will affect 16,000 highway 321 is expected to close on
california, florida and tennessee, one couple has come forward, saying they have one of purchased in munford, tennessee. nats "it's not going very far." appearing on the today show, "so i checked them four times and said i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say hey there's a winner been in munford." so what's it like to be carrying a ticket around worth 533 million dollars? "now i'll be nervous because everybody knows." laughs "lost...
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one held in munford, tennessee. they are here with their daughter tiffany and their attorney and his daughter. good morning, guys. >> can we see that ticket? you keeping it nice and close to your heart. >> it's not going very far. >> sleeping with it under your pillow. >> no, no, no, i didn't go that far. >> from the outset, guys, you haven't gone to the lottery officials yet in tennessee. >> no. >> so there's no way for us to officially verify that you are the winners. we have done a lot of work to verify your employment, where you live. you live right next to the grocery store, we've done a lot and talked to lawyer and that's why we're bring you guys are claiming to be the winners. it's not official yet. i just want to get that out. why though did you decide not to go to the lottery officials yet and come to us first? >> well, actually it was his >> your lawyer's idea. >> you didn't -- you were worried about going public right away. >> right, right. >> and what was your thought, joe. >> the american public wants t
one held in munford, tennessee. they are here with their daughter tiffany and their attorney and his daughter. good morning, guys. >> can we see that ticket? you keeping it nice and close to your heart. >> it's not going very far. >> sleeping with it under your pillow. >> no, no, no, i didn't go that far. >> from the outset, guys, you haven't gone to the lottery officials yet in tennessee. >> no. >> so there's no way for us to officially verify that you...
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america's newest multimillionaires john and lisa robinson of munford, tennessee, they turned in their winning ticket this afternoon, claiming their share of the $1.6 billion jackpot. the couple says they purchased the ticket at their neighborhood grocery store, one of three locations across the country that sold a winning ticket. nbc's mark barger has more on the winners. >> reporter: munford, tennessee, 27 miles north of memphis and now home to america's newest multimillionaires. >> oh, it's the talk of the town. >> reporter: john and lisa robinson bought the winning ticket at their neighborhood grocery store. >> look again, look again, third time, i went running down the hallway, john, john, you have to check the numbers. >> i checked them four times and i said, well, i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say, hey, there's a winner been in munford. >> reporter: the town is home to about 6,000 people, who are embracing the good fortune that has put them in the national spotlight. >> no doubt about it, this is it. this is the biggest thing ever happened in mun
america's newest multimillionaires john and lisa robinson of munford, tennessee, they turned in their winning ticket this afternoon, claiming their share of the $1.6 billion jackpot. the couple says they purchased the ticket at their neighborhood grocery store, one of three locations across the country that sold a winning ticket. nbc's mark barger has more on the winners. >> reporter: munford, tennessee, 27 miles north of memphis and now home to america's newest multimillionaires....
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they bought their ticket in a small town of munford, tennessee. one of three tickets sold nationwide. nbc's mark barger has more on how they found out they're now mega millionaires. >> reporter: munford, tennessee, now home to america's newest millionaires. security cameras caught the moment john robertson bought the winning ticketing one that his wife lisa asked him to buy on his way home. >> she come running in screaming and crying, you need to check these numbers, you need to check these numbers. she woke me up out of a dead sleep. >> he looked at them three or four times and he said, baby, think these are the right numbers. >> reporter: the town is home to about 6,000 people who are embracing the good fortune that's put them in the national spotlight. >> no doubt about it. this is it. this is the biggest thing that's happened in munford. >> it's on the map for sure. >> reporter: the robinsons were on the "today" show this morning before presenting their ticket to the tennessee lottery making it official. >> i'm a little overwhelmed and excited
they bought their ticket in a small town of munford, tennessee. one of three tickets sold nationwide. nbc's mark barger has more on how they found out they're now mega millionaires. >> reporter: munford, tennessee, now home to america's newest millionaires. security cameras caught the moment john robertson bought the winning ticketing one that his wife lisa asked him to buy on his way home. >> she come running in screaming and crying, you need to check these numbers, you need to...
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the robinson family from munford, tennessee went on the show before presenting their ticket to lottery officials. they say they had enough confidence in their win to tell america -- (sot / lisa robinson - i went running down the hallway, john john you got a check these numbers. (sot / john robinson - unofficial winner :51 - :59) "so i checked them four times and said i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say hey there's a winner been in munford." they say they wanted get the word out-- before winners, but those not come forward yet. the new year swoon continues on wall street as stocks plunged again, down more than eight percent in the past two weeks. we've been reporting, what analysts call an unprecedented slide this year. the vicious gyrations are even more unsettling because investors have been enjoying a steady market for years. analysts blame this drop on concerns about china's economy, oil prices and tensions in the middle east walmart plans to close more than 250 stores, but none in our area. thousands of workers from california to maryland and alaska t
the robinson family from munford, tennessee went on the show before presenting their ticket to lottery officials. they say they had enough confidence in their win to tell america -- (sot / lisa robinson - i went running down the hallway, john john you got a check these numbers. (sot / john robinson - unofficial winner :51 - :59) "so i checked them four times and said i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say hey there's a winner been in munford." they say they...
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john and lisa robinson from munford, tennessee stepped forward friday to claim their one-third share of the record $1.6 billion powerball jackpot. before cashing in their winning tickets, the robinsons appeared on the today show. >> can we see that ticket? >> are you keeping it nice and close to your heart in >> yes, it's not going very >> reporter: he bought the winning ticket at his local supermarket, just a few hours before wednesday night's historic drawing. >> i was on my way home from work. >> okay. >> she had called me and said are you going to stop to get a couple lottery tickets. i said i really didn't feel like stopping that night, but i said yeah i'll stop and get one. >> reporter: it is wife lisa that watched the numbers roll down. >> i wrote the numbers down and i got to looking and i saw it. i looked again and they were the same. looked again, and the third time i went running down the hallway john, john you've got to check these numbers. >> reporter: john is an engineer, lisa works for a dermatologist with two grown kids, a son and daughter tiffany who joined them on t
john and lisa robinson from munford, tennessee stepped forward friday to claim their one-third share of the record $1.6 billion powerball jackpot. before cashing in their winning tickets, the robinsons appeared on the today show. >> can we see that ticket? >> are you keeping it nice and close to your heart in >> yes, it's not going very >> reporter: he bought the winning ticket at his local supermarket, just a few hours before wednesday night's historic drawing. >>...
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city -- munford is just north of memphis. three businesses sell there, andickets they happened to get one of the big ones. if verified, they will split the otherers with winners from florida and california. those winners have not come forward yet. people. >> i love how they brought their dog along for the press conference. amazing! >> ha ha! >> i would have brought gus. >> you would have. >> barking away! have heavier rain out there right now. it's going to be gone in another couple of hours. tot means a nice start saturday. >> we'll take that! >> then flurries on sunday. more on that in just a second. take a look at what's going on outside right now. almanachow you our page. 50 degrees, the high earlier today at reagan national airport. temperature at the airport this shows 43 degrees there. the showers and those showers lighten up just a little bit. heavier areas just off to the down of us, as you head toward lorton. that's where we have heavier activity. going tong that's become severe. the springfield mixing bowl, looking
city -- munford is just north of memphis. three businesses sell there, andickets they happened to get one of the big ones. if verified, they will split the otherers with winners from florida and california. those winners have not come forward yet. people. >> i love how they brought their dog along for the press conference. amazing! >> ha ha! >> i would have brought gus. >> you would have. >> barking away! have heavier rain out there right now. it's going to be gone...
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one couple has come forward saying they have one of those tickets purchased in munford, tennessee. >>aring on "the today show," john and lisa robinson who have not yet turned their ticket in to lottery officials, decided to go on television first. >> i think the american public wants to hear from them. even though they want to be private after this is over, they want to let the public know they're the winners. >> reporter: the robinsons live next door to the munford store where the ticket was sold. >> looked again, i said, john, john, you have to check the numbers. >> i checked it four times. i said i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say a winner has been found in munford. >> reporter: what is it like sc carrying around a ticket worth $534 million? >> i'll be nervous because now everybody knows. >> reporter: the next stop, turning it in to lottery officials to make it official. >> i can only imagine they got a heavy police escort to the airport with that ticket. you could be a millionaire. in maryland there are two $1 million powerball prizes unclaimed in p
one couple has come forward saying they have one of those tickets purchased in munford, tennessee. >>aring on "the today show," john and lisa robinson who have not yet turned their ticket in to lottery officials, decided to go on television first. >> i think the american public wants to hear from them. even though they want to be private after this is over, they want to let the public know they're the winners. >> reporter: the robinsons live next door to the munford...
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. >> back in the city of munford, neighbors and strangers alike expressing well wishes. >> it is the biggest thing to happen. >> this is exciting as winning. >> the robinsons immediate plans paying off their daughter's home in munford. >> the big houses are nice, but you also have to clean them. >> the sum is just under $328 million. they ask for privacy as they get settled in with the new found fortune fortune. the million dollar question is will they really get privacy? can they go back to normal? >> that's a small town. >> we will see what happens. >> you can call us to come down and clean it if you want. >> they were so excited to be here yesterday. they really enjoyed it. they were lovely. >> they will never been back. we'll never see them again. >> maybe they will do something good with the money. we can follow them. >> i like your thinking, dylan dreyer. >>> okay, mr. sunshine. meantime, it's a big day for football fans as the nfl divisional playoffs get under way. the chiefs facing off against the new england patriots. >> go pats. patriots defending super bowl champs. the chi
. >> back in the city of munford, neighbors and strangers alike expressing well wishes. >> it is the biggest thing to happen. >> this is exciting as winning. >> the robinsons immediate plans paying off their daughter's home in munford. >> the big houses are nice, but you also have to clean them. >> the sum is just under $328 million. they ask for privacy as they get settled in with the new found fortune fortune. the million dollar question is will they really...
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the tickets were sewed in the working-class town of munford, tennessee, the l.a. suburb of chino hills and in melbourne beach, florida. the lottery boasts that the billions itration in goes to help public schools in most states. we wondered how that's working. turns out in michigan, not too well. anna werner is in detroit. >> reporter: photos from detroit's public schools tell the story of dilapidated buildings, many in need of emergency repair, and pest problems. a student shot this video today of a mouse roaming a district high school. patrick bosworth's eighth grade son attends a language magnet school where he says classes are either way too warm or freezing cold. >> he's gone from one class to another, where he's wearing a short-sleeve shirt, and then he's putting on his winter coat. were designed to help schools like these in detroit. they're often advertised as giving a big boost to education, but often that's not the case. 27 states give lottery funds to schools, but only eight fund it specifically on new programs like grants and scholarships. the 19 other
the tickets were sewed in the working-class town of munford, tennessee, the l.a. suburb of chino hills and in melbourne beach, florida. the lottery boasts that the billions itration in goes to help public schools in most states. we wondered how that's working. turns out in michigan, not too well. anna werner is in detroit. >> reporter: photos from detroit's public schools tell the story of dilapidated buildings, many in need of emergency repair, and pest problems. a student shot this...
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john and lisa robinson are from munford, tennessee. they are the newest multimillionaires in the state. they bought their ticket at a neighborhood grocery store in a town of about 6000 people. two other winning tickets sold in california and florida. the robinsons revealed their lucky win this morning on "the today show." >> again, they are the same. look again, went running down the hallway, john, john, check the numbers! >> i checked them four times and i said, well, i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say, hey, there's a winner been in munford. >> can't imagine what it would be like in that living room. the robinsons plan to take a lump sum payout. that's going to be worth $327 million for them. first thing they plan to do is pay off their daughter's student loans. i'll say they would have a lisa says she plans to return to her job at a dermatologists office next week. >> takes a while to sink in. >> i'm sure it's not real to them. oh, man. >> yeah. it's kind of hard to get your head around it. >> superlif
john and lisa robinson are from munford, tennessee. they are the newest multimillionaires in the state. they bought their ticket at a neighborhood grocery store in a town of about 6000 people. two other winning tickets sold in california and florida. the robinsons revealed their lucky win this morning on "the today show." >> again, they are the same. look again, went running down the hallway, john, john, check the numbers! >> i checked them four times and i said, well,...
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the robinson's live next door to the munford grocery store where the ticket was sold. (sot / lisa robinson - unofficial powerball winner :45 - :50 "looked again, they're the same, looked again and the third time i went running down the hallway, john john you got a check these numbers. (sot / john when the news comes on in the morning and they say hey there's a winner been in munford." so what's it like to be winner :xx - because everybody knows." laughs "lost your anonymity." the next stop for the robinson's: turning in their ticket to lottery officials to make it official. mark barger, nbc news. still ahead on midday - toxic water - now a governor is asking for the president's help on fixing the problem. plus we can show you an ice rescue...as crews search for missing teenagers my constipation and belly pain... ...feel like a raging storm. i've tried laxatives... ... but my symptoms keep returning. my constipation... ...feels like a heavy weight... ...that keeps coming back. linzess can help. once-daily linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic const
the robinson's live next door to the munford grocery store where the ticket was sold. (sot / lisa robinson - unofficial powerball winner :45 - :50 "looked again, they're the same, looked again and the third time i went running down the hallway, john john you got a check these numbers. (sot / john when the news comes on in the morning and they say hey there's a winner been in munford." so what's it like to be winner :xx - because everybody knows." laughs "lost your...