Arizona Powerball jackpot winner’s name revealed

By Mark Scolforo and Paul Davenport, Associated Press

Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 | 12:12 p.m.

PHOENIX — The second winner of the $587.5 million Powerball jackpot is a 37-year-old electronics industry professional who grew up in a modest home in Pennsylvania and moved to an affluent Phoenix suburb last year before striking it rich in the lotto. The winner is Matthew Good of Fountain Hills, who chose to remain anonymous after claiming the prize last week. Lottery winners in Arizona are a matter of public record, and The Associated Press filed a public records request to learn his name. Good took the one-time payout of $192 million from the Nov. 28 drawing, telling lottery officials ...

Scolforo contributed to this report from Wormleysburg, Pa.

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By desert_eagle

Dec. 10, 2012

1:05 p.m.

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Good for them and now they can be harrassed by everyone!!
By mbags (mike bags)

Dec. 10, 2012

10:28 p.m.

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congrats & god bless.