A person representing a group of lottery players has come forward to claim October's massive $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot win
The Golden State with the golden ticket. The California Lottery has revealed that a person has come forward to claim the massive $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot win from October – the second-largest jackpot prize in history. Theodorus Struyck was named as the representative of a group of winners that purchased the winning ticket at a store in Frazier Park in Kern County ahead of the Oct. 11 draw. The mountain town has a population of about 3,000 people.
It is unclear how many people are part of the group, but Struyck was described by locals as a 65-year-old man who lives only 500 yards from the store, a family run business called Midway Market. "He adores his grandchildren," Struyck’s neighbor Mary Dreier told the KGET. "He’s just really pleasant to have around. I noticed yesterday he put up that Posted: No Trespassing sign.
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