The Florida winners of the historic $1.58 billion Powerball drawing stepped forward Wednesday to collect their portion of the prize.
Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt, Long Island transplants who have lived in Melbourne Beach since 1991, made their debut more than a month after the Florida Lottery announced that one of the winning tickets in the Jan. 13 lottery was purchased in their town.
The married couple has opted to take a lump sum of $327 million.
“No,” Smith said, when asked if she had any plans for the money beyond getting a massage. “We have to think about it….”
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