Richard Ravenscroft (77, far right), the owner of the No. 1 lottery shop, said, “I don’t know who the winner is, but I hope he is the one who deserves it.”[이미지출처 =AP 연합뉴스]
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[아시아경제 최은영 기자] The US lottery powerball, whose cumulative winnings rose to 800 billion won, was exploded at a convenience store in a small coal mine town in the United States because there were no first prize winners for four months.
On the 21st (local time), according to foreign media such as CNN in the United States, a resident in Maryland took first place by hitting all five numbers 40, 53, 60, 68, 69 and 22 Powerball numbers in the lottery the previous day. I did.
The US lotto’Powerball’, which has soared to $731.1 million (approximately 85.9 billion won), has finally won the winners since there have not been any winners for four months since September last year.
The winnings are $731.1 million (approximately 86.1 billion won) when divided in the form of annuity for 29 years, and $546.8 million (approximately 622.8 billion won) when receiving cash as a lump sum. This is the 6th largest in the history of lottery in the United States and the 4th largest in Powerball history.
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US Lottery Powerball / Internet Capture.[이미지출처 = 연합뉴스]
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The Powerball lottery was confirmed to have been sold at Cony Market, a convenience store in Rona Corning, a small coal mining town in Maryland. “I don’t know who the winner is, but I hope he’s the one who deserves it,” said Richard Ravenscroft, the owner of the market. “The phone was on fire. The most noisy moment in my life.” The sales office also received a prize of $100,000 (approximately 111.8 million won).
The identity of the winner has not yet been disclosed, and it has been revealed that no winnings have been received. Rona Corning Mayor Jack Coburn said, “I received a report of who the winner was, but I can’t name it to respect privacy.” The Maryland area, along with Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina and Wyoming, is an anonymous lottery area where you can collect lottery prizes anonymously.
Meanwhile, with this news, Rona Corning, a small coal mine town of 1,200 residents, received tremendous attention from the media and other sources. Most of the residents here are making a living with open-pit mines. One citizen who responded to the interview said, “Most of the villagers are blue collars who buy bread or milk,” and “Everyone is curious about who the winner is.”
Intern reporter Choi Eun-young [email protected]
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