Michigan Couple, Attorney Announced as Winners of $842.4 Million Powerball Jackpot

Attorney Mark K. Harder (L), representative of The Breakfast Club, and Michigan Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli hold an an enlarged check for the $842.4 million Powerball jackpot, from the Jan. 1, 2024 drawing, at a news conference at Food Castle in Grand Blanc Township, Mich., on June 11, 2024. Paul Sancya/AP Photo

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich.—A mid-Michigan couple and a lawyer from the west side of the state were announced Tuesday as winners of an $842.4 million Powerball lottery jackpot from a ticket purchased on New Year’s Day.

The Breakfast Club lottery club opted for a cash lump sum of $305 million after taxes, Michigan Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli told reporters outside the Food Castle convenience store in Grand Blanc Township near Flint, where the winning ticket was sold.