On a simple game of chance, a lucky American won 150,000 dollars on January 16th.
This resident of South Carolina, in the United States, had participated in the Powerball lottery game, the equivalent of the French lotto.
If he wishes to remain anonymous, he donated all of his winnings to charity, without revealing it.
According to a statement from lottery body MUSL, the man described winning the prize as '
exhilarating
' and said he '
has won enough [money] to make someone happy
".
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The winning ticket was also the delight of the GT Express Mart store, where it was purchased.
The establishment has, in fact, received a commission of 1500 dollars.
And the sum could have been even more substantial.
In his declaration, the winner specifies that he was only one number away from winning the jackpot of 416 million dollars.