>>> will the winner of a $336 million jackpot please stand up. lottery officials in rhode island say a winning powerball ticket has gone unclaimed. the lucky winner remain a mystery. the prize must be claimed within a year. just how lucky do you have to be to match the five winning numbers? the odds are 1 in 175 million. i'm joined now by the director of the rhode island state lottery . such a pleasure to have you on. thanks for joining me.
>> thank you very much. it's very exciting day in the state of rhode island .
>> it really is. this is the sixth largest in u.s. history . we've already gotten tweets in from some of the people who were watching when we were teasing this story. they believe the person is lying low and getting an attorney in order or really have no idea and chucked the ticket by mistake. what do you think has happened?
>> first of all, we're quite excited about rhode island being the first of the new jackpot, the $2 powerball jackpot. it's exciting to be the first state in the nation to have a winner so small states can win. we believe in a situation where the individual has not come forward is probably the proper thing to do. they're seeking legal and financial assistance . it's quite a large amount of money. they want to make sure they are totally prepared when they come to the lottery and make their claim.
>> if they take a lump sum, how much money are we talking about?
>> $210 million before taxes. we take federal taxes and state taxes. i'm sure they will have a small on their face paying those taxes.
>> i believe from what i'm being told that rhode island does not give a commission to the store that sells the winning ticket but the state takes out $12 million in taxes on the prize money .
>> that's true. we don't pay a bonus to the retailer and the likelihood of having a large jackpot is so remote and infrequent that we pay a percentage of 8% per dollar sale. they would rather have that consistent commission over the long term and our retailers have never asked for that bonus payment and lower their commission because it's going to come from someplace.
>> for those of you that may have bought a winning ticket the numbers are 1, 10, 37, 52, 57. we'll see what happens. they got a year to claim the money. i hope they do it very soon. i'm hoping it's somebody who needs it. thank you so much.
>> thank you very much.
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