SOMEONE IN THE KNOXVILLE AREA IS RICH – JUST DON’T KNOW WHO YET

download (12)At last count we have over 16,000 readers of Crossville News First in the Knoxville area so here ya go – You might be rich and not even know it yet. A lucky person purchased the winning Powerball ticket worth $259.8 million at a Kroger in northwest Knoxville.

The Tennessee lottery announced Monday the Kroger at 6702 Clinton Highway sold the winning jackpot ticket. The unknown winner isn’t the only person who’s walking away with lots of cash; the Clinton Highway Kroger will get $25,000 for selling the winning jackpot ticket.  The winning number is 14, 18,25,33,49 and the powerball 23

Lottery officials said no one has come forward yet to claim the largest jackpot in Tennessee lottery history. The winner has until Dec. 8, 2014 to claim the prize.

This is the second jackpot lottery win in Tennessee this year. A mother and son from Middle Tennessee won a Mega Millions jackpot in January. They waited seven days before they came forward to claim the prize.