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David Johnson displays his Giants Powerball check for $298.3 million Friday at the Resorts World Casino in Queens. (Source New York Daily News)
A 56-year-old truck driver on Friday claimed a $298.3 million Powerball jackpot- the second-largest Powerball Jackpot in New York Lottery history.
David Johnson, who won the December 26, 2018 drawing with the numbers 5-25-38-52-67, and Powerball 24, decided to take his winnings in a lump sum payment, which after taxes and withholdings, nets out to $114 million.
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