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What Would You Do With Your Lottery Winnings?

Three winners, two in New Jersey and one in Minnesota, took the $448 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday night. How would you spend the cash?

While lucky St. Louis Park resident Rebecca Johnson won $1 million playing the Powerball in July, unfortunately, luck didn't strike the same town twice Wednesday night.

Three winners, one in Minnesota and two in New Jersey, had winning tickets after Wednesday night's drawing for $448 million (the third largest jackpot ever). The winning numbers were: 05, 25, 30, 58, 59 and Powerball 32. The winning Minnesota ticket was sold in Anoka County, however, details as to where and the winner haven't been released yet.

According to USA Today, after taxes the three winners will split $258,163,064.

Minnesota tends to be a lucky place when it comes to lotto winnings. According to the Minnesota State Lottery, Mark Lagerquist of Brooklyn Center just won $500,000 on July 22 through Sparkling 7s. A few dozen other winners from the metro area have claimed some nice size pots since the beginning of 2013.

So, Patch has to ask: What would you buy with your millions if you hit the lottery big? Would you donate some? Quit your job? Move to Canada? Share in the comments section below.

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