Abbas Shafii, a 79-year-old from Beaverton, Oregon, won a Powerball ticket worth of $328.5 million and plans to use some of the money to travel.

BEAVERTON, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - The winner of a multimillion-dollar Powerball jackpot has been identified. According to the Oregon Lottery, 79-year-old Abbas Shafii claimed the $328.5 million prize money that was won in a January drawing.

A 79-year-old Oregon man has been identified as the winner of a $328.5 million Powerball jackpot. Abbas Shafii bought the winning ticket from a Fred Meyer in Beaverton the day before the Jan. 18 drawing, the Oregon Lottery said in a Feb. 21 news release.

The $328.5 million Powerball jackpot from Jan. 17 has been claimed by a 79-year-old man in Beaverton, according to a news release from the Oregon Lottery. Abbas Shafii bought the winning ticket from the Beaverton Fred Meyer on Southwest Walker Road. He is taking the lump sum payout, which is $146.4 million.

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The winner of Oregon's first Powerball jackpot of the year, worth $328.5 million, is 79-year-old Abbas Shafii of Beaverton, the Oregon Lottery announced Friday. Shafii purchased the winning ticket on Jan.