Update: Wife says Powerball winner did not use numbers of Royals greats
UPDATE: Jeff Passan has tweeted that the wife of the Powerball winner who was originally reported to have used the numbers of former Royals greats actually chose his winning numbers at random:
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/274561752937689088
One of the Powerball winners who lives in Dearborn, Mo., about 30 minutes north of Kansas City, chose his winning numbers using Kansas City Royals greats such as George Brett and Bo Jackson, according to two media members:
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/274364927752425472
https://twitter.com/DeWittCBS/status/274365855209496577
The winning numbers were: 5 (Brett), 16 (Jackson), 22 (Dennis Leonard), 23 (Mark Gubicza), 29 (Dan Quisenberry), and 6 for the powerball (Willie Wilson).