'Find a good doctor': Immigrant battling cancer among trio who won $1.326 billion Powerball ticket

it's a near pip dream for nearly everyone who plays the lottery all hoping they'll pick those lucky numbers that will change their lives and bank accounts dramatically well for three people that became a reality I'm excited to announce that we have three winners of the $ 1.3 billion jackpot the fourth largest Powerball jackpot in the game's history the ticket worth 1326 billion dollar was sold at this Convenience Store The Plaid Pantry in Portland Oregon the winning number is drawn on April 6th one of the winners coming forward today you can imagine the shock of discovering you won and I tell my mom mom we rich of course one of the biggest questions is what do you even do with all that money well for Charlie his health he's been battling cancer for eight years now I can rest my family and find a good doctor for myself winners can choose to take a lump sum which in this case is a pre-tax payment of $621 million or they can opt for annual payment stretched out over 30 years as for the store that sold the winning ticket the store's manager will share a $100,000 bonus which The Plaid Pantry President says get shared with other employees at the location and the largest US Lottery jackpot ever won was in California in 2022 we're talking $ 2.04 billion now if you have a winning ticket be sure to sign the back of it so no one else can claim it is theirs Jaclyn Lee ABC News Los Angeles

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Published: Tue Apr 30 2024