Who could have won the $ 731 million Powerball super lottery last January in the United States? The question intrigued many curious, but especially those of the small town of Lonaconing, which has 1,200 souls in Maryland. Because this is where the winning ticket, the biggest jackpot ever seen in the state and the fifth largest in the country, was issued, reports the Washington Post in mid-June. And since then, the whole city is in turmoil, because the winner has still not made himself known. And that is his right, under the law in force in this eastern American state.
But rumors are rife, and residents are eager for the identity of the winner (s) to be known. Because such a gain fuels many hopes in this former mining town, which coal and industry have supported for many years, but which since the end of these activities is slowly withering away. According to the American daily, some in Lonaconing would like a part of the money earned to be donated by the winners for the benefit of the town and its residents: to clean the water that sometimes rises from the old mines in the cellars of the inhabitants , or to rehabilitate certain streets and businesses.
The announcement of the winning ticket even drew curious people from across the country, from Georgia to Arkansas to Ohio, with some demanding that a small portion of the money be given to them to help their families. families to survive (…)
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