Lawyers for a New Hampshire family claimed a $US487 million ($A646 million) Powerball jackpot on their behalf saying the winners wished to remain anonymous but would do "great things'' with their newfound wealth.
Attorneys for the family's new trust claimed the prize at a news conference after weeks of suspense about the identity of the winner of the nation's eighth-largest lottery jackpot. The winning ticket for the July 30 drawing was sold at a Hannaford supermarket in Raymond, a town of about 10,000 residents.
Lottery officials announced Monday that the family is local to New Hampshire and wished to keep their identities a secret.
Attorneys for the family announced $US100,000 ($A132,630) in donations to charity Monday and said the family plans to donate more.
"There couldn't have been two better people or a better family to win this money,'' attorney William Shaheen said.
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"They're going to do great things with it.''
