Nursing Home Powerball Story Is a Bust

A day after the big draw, more craziness.

For about an hour and a half tonight, folks in Southern California were marveling at the idea that a 62-year-old nurse in Pomona would complete her shift at a nursing home Wednesday night, despite being informed by her son that she was holding the winning Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Chino Hills.

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The news trail started with a New York Daily News item (“California Powerball Winner Is a Nurse With 7 Kids”) and continued on the West Coast via ABC-TV Channel 7 (“Chino Hills Jackpot Winner Identified as Nurse…”).

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