$337M Powerball winner update

The Michigan Lottery said this morning that it has been contacted by the winner of the August 15 $337 million Powerball jackpot.

Details about the winner will not be released until the prize, the third largest in Powerball history, is claimed. No date has been scheduled yet; the winner has one year from the drawing to claim.

The $337 million is the second Powerball jackpot ticket won in Michigan. The first winning ticket, worth $128.6 million, was claimed by Team Victory of southeast Michigan on November 12, 2010.