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Winning $1.3 cardinal Powerball summons sold
The winner of nan $1.3 cardinal Powerball jackpot successful Oregon past period is an migrant from Laos who had been battling crab for 8 years.
The winning Powerball summons was sold successful early April astatine a Plaid Pantry convenience shop successful Portland, ending a winless streak that had stretched much than 3 months.
Oregon Lottery officials connected Monday said 46-year-old Cheng Saephan, a Laos-born migrant surviving successful Portland and had his latest chemotherapy curen past week, claimed nan winning ticket.
"I americium grateful for nan lottery and really I person been blessed," Saephan told reporters astatine a news convention Monday, according to CBS connection KOIN. "I americium capable to supply for my family and my health. … My life has been changed. Now I tin bless my family and prosecute a bully expert for myself."
Cheng "Charlie" Saephan holds a cheque supra his caput aft speaking during a news convention wherever it was revealed that he was 1 of nan winners of nan $1.3 cardinal Powerball jackpot astatine nan Oregon Lottery office connected Monday, April 29, 2024, successful Salem, Ore.
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Saephan said he was relying connected a operation of religion and luck erstwhile he purchased much than 20 tickets for nan drawing.
"I prayed to God to thief me," he said. "My kids are young and I'm not that healthy."
Officials said Saephan decided to return his winnings arsenic a lump sum, $422 cardinal aft taxes, pinch his woman Duanpen Saephan, 37, and friend Laiza Chao, 55, of Milwaukie.
Saephan said his friend is getting portion of nan winnings because she gave him $100 toward nan acquisition of nan tickets. After discovering he was holding nan winning ticket, he called her to stock nan news.
"I said, 'Laiza, wherever are you?' and she said, 'I'm going to work,'" said Saephan. "I replied, 'You don't person to spell anymore.'"
According to KOIN, he told reporters he plans to first acquisition a location for himself successful his family successful Oregon. He besides said he will apt proceed to play nan lottery aft his winnings.
"I mightiness get fortunate again," he said. "I'll support playing."
Under Oregon law, pinch fewer exceptions, lottery players cannot stay anonymous. Winners person a twelvemonth to declare nan apical prize.
The Oregon Lottery said it had to spell done a information and vetting process earlier announcing nan personality of nan personification who came guardant to declare nan prize.
The $1.3 cardinal prize is nan fourth-largest Powerball jackpot successful history, and nan eighth largest among U.S. jackpot games, according to nan Oregon Lottery.
The biggest U.S. lottery jackpot won was $2.04 cardinal successful California successful 2022.
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