Cheng Saephan, an immigrant from Laos who has been battling cancer for eight years, won the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month. This money will be used in particular to “find a good doctor”.
He had a one in 292 million chance of winning the jackpot. Cheng Saephan, an immigrant from Laos who has been battling cancer for eight years, won the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month. The 46-year-old is from Portland, Oregon, where he lives with his wife Duanpen Saephan, 37.
The single ticket, which matched the six numbers drawn to win the jackpot, was sold in early April, ending a winless streak that lasted more than three months. This is the fourth largest Powerball jackpot in lottery history.
One-time payment
Given his medical situation – Cheng Saephan suffers from terminal cancer reports Associated Press – the lucky winner of the American super lottery jackpot chose a one-off payment, thus refusing payment over 30 years more advantageous. He therefore pocketed $422 million after taxes. “ How am I going to have time to spend all this money? How long will I live? “, he declared Monday during a press conference organized by the Oregon Lottery, while explaining that he was ” grateful for the lottery and for how I’ve been blessed “.
He plans to invest this enormous sum in his health – he received his last chemotherapy treatment last week – and his family: “ I will be able to provide for my family and my health… I will find myself a good doctor. »
The couple also gave a share of the jackpot to a friend, Laiza Chao of Milwaukie, who contributed $100 to purchase tickets with them. Before winning the jackpot, Laiza Chao sent a photo to the couple as a joke saying “ We are billionaires! » It was a joke before the drawing, he said, but the next day it became reality. “ I said, ‘Laiza, where are you?’ and she said: ‘I’m going to work’ said Cheng Saephan. “ I said, ‘You don’t have to go anymore.’ »
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