The winner decided to take a lump sum total 210 million, but wait a minute the powerball is played in 42 states. . Last week a lawyer went into the office of the R.I. lot ,and showed a copy of the ticket all the numbers were right on, he stated the actual ticket was in a safe deposit box. The lottery then gave him the final fiqure the new total was 120 million, the feds took out around 75 million ballpark , and 15 million in state taxes, but then the lottery stated wait a minute not so fast, The Lottery does not have the money, why?So the lucky young guy who bought the ticket that was advertised as a 345 million dollar winner is now a 120 million dollar winner, a big difference and on top of that they don't have the money to cover the winning ticket. THIS INFO HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD TO the public , the young man will be very rich someday!