Where shopping is a pleasure, indeed.
On three different occasions, a trip to the grocery store resulted in an unexpected surprise: winning lottery tickets for a billion-dollar jackpot.
“Publix, where shopping is a pleasure,” rang true for not one, but two record-winning lottery winners in Florida. Meanwhile, a Kroger store in Michigan sold a lottery ticket that matched all six numbers to win one of the biggest lottery prizes of all time.
Some quick hits about Publix, Kroger and those record-setting jackpots:
Read on for more information about these three billion-dollar Powerball and Mega Millions lottery jackpots, what we know about the winners and facts about Publix and Kroger.
When was the first time a lottery jackpot hit $1 billion? Who won $1.586 billion Powerball on Jan. 13, 2016?
Powerball made history Jan. 11, 2016, the first time a lottery jackpot hit $1 billion. After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the (Saturday) Jan. 9, 2016, drawing for $949 million , the Monday jackpot soared to $1.4 billion. (No one won that drawing either.) Powerball made history again when three tickets matched all six numbers to win $1.586 billion in the (Wednesday) Jan. 13, 2016, drawing.