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Quaker Oats' 'Shipping 20' Jackpot Winners Named, Includes 2 From Marion
The names have been released for the group of 20 Quaker Oats shipping employees that won the lottery last month.
Two Marion residents are among the "Shipping 20," who won a $241 million Powerball jackpot last month.
They are Timothy Himmelsbach and Kelly Mulford.
The winners are 20 Quaker Oats shipping employees who went in on the ticket together. After they , they asked to keep their identities secret.
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Because winners are normally public information, they had 10 days to file an injunction to keep their names private, but they missed the deadline for filing, according to a KCRG report.
The group took the lump sum payment of the $241 million Powerball jackpot, and split the winnings, after tax, amongst themselves.
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That comes out to $5.6 million per person.
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