DEARBORN, Mo. (AP) - He lives in the "Show-Me State." So, when Mark Hill's wife told him that they'd won the lottery, he needed to see the proof for himself.
After getting the call from his wife Cindy, he drove to his mother's house, where his wife was waiting with their ticket -- and he confirmed for himself that the numbers matched the ones that were drawn for a record $588 million Powerball jackpot.
They'll have to split it with an as-yet-unidentified winner in Arizona. But it still means a lump sum of $136 million, after taxes.
Mark Hill is a 52-year-old mechanic who works at a meat processing plant. His wife was laid off from her job more than two years ago.
They have three grown sons and a 6-year-old daughter they adopted from China five years ago. And they say they're now considering a second adoption with their winnings.They also plan to help other relatives, including their grandchildren and nieces and nephews, pay for college. They're planning vacations. And their daughter wants a pony.
Mark Hill has his eye on a red Camaro.
He and his wife say they're planning "a pretty good Christmas."
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. (AP) - Lottery officials say a 52-year-old mechanic from northwest Missouri holds one of the two tickets matching all six numbers in the record $588 million Powerball jackpot.
A Missouri Lottery news release says Mark S. Hill bought the winning ticket for himself and his wife, Cindy, at a gas station in Dearborn.
Another winning ticket was sold in the Phoenix area but that ticket holder has not come forward.
Dearborn is a town of about 500 located about 40 miles north of Kansas City.
The $587.5 million payout represents the second-largest jackpot in U.S. history.
