Friends Share Powerball Jackpot Win, Keeping 1992 Promise

Friends Share Powerball Jackpot Win, Keeping 1992 Promise
A person shows Powerball tickets she bought in San Lorenzo, Calif., on Jan. 12, 2016. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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MENOMONIE, Wis.—A western Wisconsin man will share his millions in lottery winnings with a longtime friend because of a promise they made to each other nearly three decades ago.

Friends Tom Cook and Joseph Feeney shook hands in 1992 and promised that if either one of them ever won the Powerball jackpot, they would split the money.