Newport, R.I., winner of $336 million Powerball jackpot has not come forward

By Alli Knothe, Globe Correspondent

The winning PowerBall jackpot ticket drawn Saturday, worth $336.4 million, was sold at a Stop & Shop supermarket in Newport, R.I., according to Rhode Island Lottery officials.

The winner, whose ticket has the numbers 1-10-37-52-57 plus PowerBall number 11, has not yet stepped forward to claim their prize.

The winner has the option of accepting a lump sum of $210 million in cash or taking home the full amount in installments over 30 years.

On Jan. 15, the cost of a PowerBall ticket doubled, from $1 to $2, and resulted in a record-high cash jackpot for the game.

“The whole reason for the game change was to increase these jackpots,” said Melissa Juhnowski, spokesperson for the Rhode Island Lottery.

This is the third-largest jackpot for the game. The record, set in February 2006 and won is Nebraska, was worth $365 million.

The jackpot sets a record for the state. The last big win in Rhode Island was worth $151.9 million in November 2007.

If the winner does not step forward, the jackpot will go back to the participating states based on ticket sales. The winner can claim the prize at Lottery headquarters, 1425 Pontiac Ave. in Cranston.

Eleven people across the country won $1 million for matching five numbers, or $2 million if they paid an extra $1 for a Powerball number on their ticket.

Two winning tickets were sold in New York, and one in each in Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Wisconsin.