Sandy victims among the 'Oceans 16' Powerball lottery winners

(CNN) -- Several of them suffered property losses in Superstorm Sandy. One is the daughter of a man who helped write New Jersey's lottery law.

All are feeling extremely lucky.

Sixteen New Jersey co-workers who jointly held one of three tickets that won last week's $448 million Powerball jackpot came forward publicly Tuesday.

Dubbed the "Oceans 16" -- they work for the Ocean County vehicle maintenance facility -- the group claims $86 million, or a third of the jackpot's cash-option value. After federal and state taxes, each group member will get $3.8 million.

One is Darlene Riccio, who told reporters that last year's monster storm forced her and her daughter to move from her rented home of five years to an apartment above a storefront.

The first thing she's going to do: "Buy me and my daughter a home and bring my dog back home."

"It has been an extremely rough year," Riccio said. "When we lost everything, this whole group here -- and everybody I worked with -- really pulled together and helped me through. This has been like a great family for me. We have a bond now."