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Workers ‘won’ $949M Powerball — for 20 minutes

Workers at a New Jersey restaurant jumped for joy when they thought they’d hit the Powerball jackpot, scoring Saturday’s $949 million prize. But the celebration at Grissini’s Restaurant in Englewood Cliffs came to an abrupt end when employees realized they’d mistakenly compared Wednesday’s winning numbers to their Saturday ticket.

“It was like getting punched in the stomach,” said Charles Poveromo, 55, who’s worked as a bartender at the restaurant for 13 years.

Poveromo said 42 employees pooled their money and bought $210 worth of tickets. On Saturday, his friend texted him the latest Powerball numbers — but failed to realize the website hadn’t been updated yet, and it was still showing Wednesday’s winning combination, he said.

“I picked up my phone and start calling out the numbers to everyone here,” Poveromo said.

“All the numbers matched our tickets. Then pandemonium hit. There was just so much joy, and I can’t put into words the feelings of euphoria that we all felt.”

A video posted on YouTube captured the brief moment of bliss, showing staffers hooting and hollering for joy, believing they’d become instant millionaires. A dishwasher even took his apron off, yelling out, “I’m outta here! I quit!,” general manger Mike Devincenzi, 47, told The Post. Then Poveromo called his wife, who said they should double-check the numbers. That’s when they realized the numbers were from the wrong day.

“When we found out, it was like a balloon deflating,” Poveromo said.

The dishwasher who threatened to quit laughed and put his apron back on, saying, “Back to work,” Devincenzi added.

In a Facebook post, the eatery posted a picture of their Saturday ticket with Wednesday’s winning numbers: 2, 11, 47, 62, 63 and 17. No one won the Wednesday drawing, which had a $528 million prize. But Poveromo still relishes his brief taste of victory.

“For 20 minutes, it was real,” he said. “It’s a shame we didn’t win, but I wouldn’t trade that feeling for anything.”

And despite the crushing mix-up, they’re still playing this week’s lottery, hoping to take home the $1.5 billion jackpot on Wednesday, he said.
 
Wow, talk about a let down!
 
Only in Jersey. ?
 
Canadan said:
hahaha, I'd be good with you winning. Send the jet any time, I can work remote.
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Work in the morning. Nothing but fairways and Albatrosses the rest of the day.
 
Picked up another 2 tickets tonight.
 
GregDan said:
Work in the morning. Nothing but fairways and Albatrosses the rest of the day.
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Bro... mobile hotspot? sober until the back nine, but totally worth it hahahaha!

I'll replace rums with delicious frozen treats from the comfort stations -- I hope you put a gym in that sweet house of yours.
 
Canadan said:
Bro... mobile hotspot? sober until the back nine, but totally worth it hahahaha!

I'll replace rums with delicious frozen treats from the comfort stations -- I hope you put a gym in that sweet house of yours.
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Even better. And yes, there will totally be a gym.

If said gym gets used? who knows and who cares. there's too much golf to be played. haha
 
GregDan said:
Even better. And yes, there will totally be a gym.

If said gym gets used? who knows and who cares. there's too much golf to be played. haha
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Any day that includes more than four frozen treats will require a few reps.

So basically, every day. hahahaha
 
I let you guys know if I win tomorrow morning. Hopefully I can check my ticket at 5am, open my laptop and put my resignation in and get a golf course starter job.
 
mmaynard11 said:
I let you guys know if I win tomorrow morning. Hopefully I can check my ticket at 5am, open my laptop and put my resignation in and get a golf course starter job.
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....in a much warmer State hahahaha
 
I should be in bed. but now it's too close to wait until the morning. 5 minutes until the letdown is real.
 
GregDan said:
I should be in bed. but now it's too close to wait until the morning. 5 minutes until the letdown is real.
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hahahaha hopefully I at least hit the powerball this time.

Batting .000 thus far.
 
GregDan said:
I should be in bed. but now it's too close to wait until the morning. 5 minutes until the letdown is real.
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there is a lady in my office who set up a pool. She is convinced that we are going to win. To the point that she already looked in to setting up a LLC because we have more than 10 people.
 
Well I hope no one wins, hahaha.
 
ddec said:
there is a lady in my office who set up a pool. She is convinced that we are going to win. To the point that she already looked in to setting up a LLC because we have more than 10 people.
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Haha. I could use some of her optimism.
 
I got one number this time!!! hahaha
 
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