Woman, 81, keeps lottery ticket in Bible, wins jackpot Tue Mar 6, 2012 1:15pm EST (Reuters) - An 81-year-old Rhode Island woman, who slept with her winning lottery ticket in a Bible, came forward on Tuesday to claim a $336.4 million PowerBall prize, one of the largest ever jackpots in the United States, lottery officials said. Louise White kept her identity secret for weeks after buying the lucky ticket at a grocery store in Newport, Rhode Island, when a family member wanted some rainbow sherbet dessert. She took the prize in one lump sum payment of $210 million, the highest cash jackpot ever, lottery officials said. We are truly blessed," White, a Newport resident, said during a brief appearance at a news conference. White slept with the winning ticket in her Bible the night after the drawing and later kept it in a safe deposit box. PowerBall is played in 42 U.S. states, Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The largest PowerBall jackpot was in 2006 for $365 million, according to lottery officials. Reporting By Lauren Keiper; Editing by Sandra Maler and Will Dunham