Three ticket holders from Texas, North Carolina and Puerto Rico have just split a mind-blowing Powerball jackpot worth $564.1 million, which is the fifth-largest prize in U.S. lottery history. The Puerto Rico Powerball winner is the first in the territory to snap up a grand prize - the small island territory only joined Powerball on 28th September 2014. They hold the additional honour of being the first winner outside of the continental United States. The winning ticket in Texas was sold at a convenience store in Collins County. No information has been made available about the winning ticket from North Carolina.
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