Biggest Jackpot Winners

Biggest Jackpot Winners/Powerball jackpot Winners

It's the ultimate fantasy, Win millions and live happily ever after. Scroll down to know the stories of some real-life winners.

Pedro Quezada Wins $338 Million Powerball Jackpot

Pedro Quezada, 45, bodega owner from New Jersey is the nation’s newest multimillionaire, after winning the $338.3 million Powerball jackpot. He lives with his wife and five children in an apartment facing a highway, says he bought the winning ticket and is "very happy." "I'm going to help a lot of people, whatever they need," he said.

Donald Lawson Wins $337 Million Powerball Jackpot In August 2012

The 44-year-old father of two said he would be putting his daughters through college, taking care of his family and then taking care of himself when he won the Powerball jackpot in August 2012. He later quit his job and told his immediate family they could retire. Lawson was hoping to get as lucky in love as he did with the lottery, and had an online dating profile searching for someone to spend his life.

Merle And Patricia Butler Win $110.5 Million After Federal And State Taxes Were Deducted.

Merle and Patricia Butler of Red Bud, Ill., couldn't stop laughing when they learned they had won part of the Mega Millions jackpot in April 2012. The retired couple told reporters they were planning on doing some investing with the winnings and said a vacation might be in the works.

Louise White Wins $336 Million Powerball Jackpot In March 2012

Louise White 81-year-old after winning the Powerball jackpot in March 2012, Louise White of Newport, R.I., kept the winning ticket in her Bible, which she then slept with until she could get to a bank and put it in safe deposit box. The funds went into the "Rainbow Sherbert Trust," named after the (misspelled) dessert she purchased when she bought the lottery ticket.

Lahti Wins $190 Million Share Of A Mega Millions Jackpot $80 Million After Taxes

Holly Lahti, 29, customer service representative disconnected her phone and left her hometown in this Western state shortly after claiming her prize in 2011. Media reports said her estranged husband, Josh, was after half of her winnings.

Jim Mccullar Wins $190 Million Share Of A Mega Millions Jackpot In 2011

Jim McCullar, a real-estate agent, from Ephrata, Wash. He and his wife of 41 years had also won at least $10,000 playing the Oregon lottery. That said, McCullar planned to make his 2011 Mega Millions winnings his last. "What this means to me is not a jet and traveling all over the world," he said. "What this means to me is that the legacy is going to go generation after generation after generation. My kids, my grandkids, my great-grandkids and their kids will never have to worry."

James Groves Wins $105 Million After Taxes

An employee of Madison Square Garden in New York City, James "Jimmy" Groves from Harlem showed up to collect his giant check in style when he won the Mega Millions lottery in 2009, and told reporters that his first purchase would be a hamburger. After that, he planned to buy a home and a nice car and take a vacation.

What happened when he told friends and family that he had won?

James Groves gets 40 calls a morning from friends and family asking for cash

Robert Harris Wins $275 Million Mega Millions Jackpot In Feb 2008

Georgia iron worker Robert Harris didn't normally play the lottery, but he decided to give it a shot when the Mega Millions jackpot got big in February 2008. He decided to play using his grandchildren's birthdays, but when he went to a store to buy the ticket, a storm knocked out the power and the lottery machine was down.

How did he end up playing? The Saturday after winning, he called his boss to say he wouldn't be in to work on Monday or ever again.

Robert Harris brought the ticket form home and asked his wife to go down to the local convenience store to buy the ticket.

Ed Nabors Wins Half Of A $390 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Nt $80 Mllion

Ed Nabors, a truck driver from this Southern state Georgia, won the Mega Millions jackpot in 2007. At the time, it was the richest lottery prize in history. When asked how he would spend his winnings, Nabors told reporters he wanted to buy a home for his daughter, and "I'm going to do a lot of fishing."

Nebraska Conagra Plant Workers Win $365 Million

When eight processing plant workers found out they had a winning Powerball ticket in 2006, the jackpot was the largest prize ever for a single ticket at that time. Even better? Three of the winners were immigrants and planned to help their families in their home countries.

How did some of the winners react?

Nbraska Cnagra plant workers 5 went to work after winning.

Andrew Whittaker Wins $315 Million In A Christmas Night Powerball Drawing In 2002

When Andrew "Jack" Whittaker of West Virginia won a Christmas night Powerball drawing in 2002, he was already worth about $17 million. He donated some of his new fortune, spent some (where? Andrew Whittaker spends some of fortune at strip clubs) and gambled some of it away. He was also apparently robbed on several occasions and has experienced multiple family tragedies since winning.

Erika Greene Wins One-Third Of A $325 Million Big Game Jackpot In April 2002

Erika Green, 20, worked at a cellphone office when she won the Big Game jackpot in 2002. She arrived at the lottery office in style (how? Erika Greene lottery winner collects winnings in limousine) with her boyfriend and her mother, and indicated plans to buy a house (and what else? Erika Greene lottery winner plans to buy car). As for the rest, she said, "I'm going to invest it and spend it wisely. I'm not going to work, no. I'm going to invest and let the money work for me."

Joe Kainz Wins Half Of A $363 Million Big Game Jackpot In May 2000

Owner of a successful brewing company (Wild Onion Brewing Company) in Illinois, Joe Kainz worked with his wife and children at the family business and was a regular lottery player when he won in May 2000. While he hoped to get a new roof, pay some bills and expand his company with the winnings, he told reporters that he and his wife didn't plan to retire just yet.

Larry Ross Wins Half Of A $363 Million Big Game Jackpot In May 2000

After purchasing 98 tickets hoping for a winner -- he put down a $100 bill for his $1.97 Polish sausage lunch, then took the change in lottery tickets -- Larry Ross got his wish. After hearing he had won in 2000, the Shelby Township, Mich., man whisked his family from their modest four-bedroom ranch-style house to a nearby hotel in an effort to preserve their anonymity. He also hired lawyers and financial planners to protect the winnings and his family. The family wasn't planning to make any major purchases for at least 90 days but was eyeing paying off the mortgage and buying a new home. Then there was the specialty car his wife had always wanted.

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Mar 27, 2013