California, Tennessee and Florida sold one jackpot winning ticket each, lottery officials said.
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“I said, ‘well, I’ll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say there’s a victor been in Munford, ‘ ” he said. “‘John! John! You gotta check these numbers!” she said.
But first, they must turn in their tickets.
John Robinson, front right, arrives at the Tennessee Lottery headquarters with his wife, Lisa; daughter, Tiffany, center; and family dog Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.
The family said they don’t plan to move, and they even went into work on Thursday.
The Munford victor will split the enormous prize pool with two other winners: one from California the other from Florida. Those winners have not been announced yet.
John and Lisa Robinson from Munford, Tennessee purchased the ticket in a grocery store. “The American public wants to hear from them”, the lawyer said.
But John Robinson stopped at a convenience store on the way home from work on Wednesday evening and bought Powerball tickets – even though he didn’t really want to. “Actually I was on way home from work, and [my wife] had called me and said, ‘Are you going to stop and get a couple lottery tickets?”
She stayed up to watch Wednesday night’s draw, carefully writing down the numbers.
There were signs the Robinsons know at least some of the risks.
Their neighbor Mary Sue Smith, told The AP that Lisa Robinson asked her Friday morning to put “No Trespassing” signs on their lawn.
The family told FOX13 reality struck when the ticket was verified Friday. When the Robinsons arrived, office workers in the atrium cheered.
He then consulted his brother, who works in finance and referred them to a financial advisor, who recommended a lawyer.
The couple said they bought four tickets at Naifeh’s Food Mart – where one of the winning tickets was sold – in their hometown of Munford, which has a population of just under 6,000 people.
Their first venture will be to pay off their £105,000 mortgage and their daughter’s student loans, they said. They all kicked in $5 and got 27 quick pick tickets.
The Robinsons, self-proclaimed “common-folks” from a small city about 30 miles north of Memphis, said they’ll opt to take the lump sum – just over $327 million. “This is for their own safety”, Lopez said.
When his wife saw they hit the jackpot, she said she started to cry, then ran down the hallway screaming for her husband.
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According to WREG, Lisa’s Facebook page lists her as an employee of a dermatology clinic and a graduate of Munford High School., while John’s page lists him as an engineer.
