A single winning ticket was sold for the $400 million Powerball drawn Wednesday — one of the biggest prizes in the multi-state game ever, lottery officials announced early Thursday. The one grand prize winner was purchased in South Carolina with the numbers 7, 10, 22, 32, 35 and a Powerball of 19.
The ticket holder can claim an annuity valued at $400 million or take a lump sum in cash of $223 million — about $134 million after taxes, officials said.
The lucky ticket was sold in Lexington, according to South Carolina Educational Lottery Executive Director, Paula Harper Bethea. The town's population is said to be just under 20,000 (wow!).
A press conference was planned for 11 a.m. ET Thursday at the store where the ticket was sold, a Murphy USA on Augusta Road. officials advised the winner to "sign the back of the ticket, put it in a safe location, seek financial or legal advice from a trusted source, and then come forward to claim the ticket."
The officials' advice reminds me of the Bow Wow movie, The Lottery Ticket, if you have seen the movie, you know how it went down (hahahaha). Can you imagine how the owner of that ticket would be feeling right now?! Let's say you owned this ticket, what will you do and what will be your choice? ($400 million annuity or take a lump sum in cash of $223 million?)
some part of this story was originally written By M. Alex Johnson, Staff Writer, NBC News
I will take the lump sum o. Remove my tithe, split the rest into two. Use half of it to travel round the world and invest the remaining money wisely. Retirement from 9 to 5 at the moment will then be a reality and not a dream anymore. Hmmm, I could go on and on but I've just remembered the old Yoruba song (eni ri owo e loju ala ti o n dun inu). #runningbacktorealityjare. Cherie😘
ReplyDeleteChineke God of Isreal, oh my God of Abraham, ancient of days, the lion of Judah.. Where @ thou?? I can't even think strait.. Bow wow in " The lottery ticket" didn't even go mad enuff.. Me ehh,... My madness myt land in in yaba left.. Oh lawd.. Wat is yaba left.. ?? I can afford a customised psychatric hospital ba???
ReplyDeleteLemme b honest.. I will travel everywhere travelable and invest d rest in real estate and Oyil in the UAE chikena...
Dear God, pls just give me a tenth of this money and c me rebuild a nation.. Ego di mma biko.. Proudly igbo..
I will just marry omawumii and we live happily ever!!!
ReplyDeleteGet a house next to Tyler Perry, invite to my house warming part and after feeding him with Egusi soup he will ask me to be his wife and cook for him forever!! Then, you will see me in all his movies from there....... Jesasi I will born plenty pikin for the man ohhhhhhhhhhh kai
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