Columbus NTN workers splitting $50,000 Powerball prize

COLUMBUS, Indiana — Six NTN Driveshaft workers in Columbus who pool their money to purchase Powerball tickets are splitting a $50,000 prize.

A larger NTN group started the lottery pool two years ago when the Powerball jackpot grew to record-breaking levels, but six stuck with it long enough to cash in, according to the Hoosier Lottery, which announced the winners Monday.

The winning NTN co-workers — who called themselves Over Fifty — are Patricia Abram, Roland Westfall, Gamaliel Garcia, James Taylor, Pamela Fertig and Curt Hattabaugh.

Read more in Tuesday’s print edition of The Republic.