ORA lucky farmer became a millionaire thanks to a last-minute decision at a gas station. While driving on Highway 200 in Kootenai, Idaho, a man noticed that his truck needed fuel, so he headed to the nearest gas station. Once there, he chose to take advantage and buy two tickets for the Powerball lottery and two for Mega Millions, without imagining that one of these tickets would make him a winner.
According to him, Nathan had forgotten to check the results of his tickets and it was his wife who realized his fortune. “She told me that we had matched the five white Powerball balls,” says the farmer in a statement from the Idaho Lottery. Although he was surprised, the new millionaire did not leave his responsibilities aside. “I couldn’t believe it, so I planted onions again,” he described.
The farmer bought the winning ticket at Arnie’s Payless Gas & Mini Mart gas stationlocated on Highway 200. The place, which received a US$25,000 bonus for selling the lucky ticket, also offers food, drinks, snacks, ice and other products.
Lottery winner lost almost a quarter of his prize due to a little-known rule
After realizing that he had actually won US$2,000,000, Nathan spoke to his accountant and learned what he needed to do to collect his prize. The farmer showed up at the state lottery offices in Boise with the necessary documentation to claim his winnings, but he did not know a rule that caused him to lose almost US$500,000.
The Bonner County man discovered that by law in Idaho, the lottery automatically deducts federal and state taxes on prizes over $5,000; So having won such a large prize, he had to pay a federal tax of 24% and a state tax of 5.695%, he points out. The US Sunhence Actually his earnings were US$1,520,000.
The farmer said he wants to fix the gas pump on his truck and that He will look for something to invest the rest of his millionaire prize in.
How to play the Powerball lottery in the United States?
The ticket costs US$2 per play and with your purchase Five numbers must be chosen between 1 and 69 for the white balls and one more number between 1 and 26 for the red Powerball. These can either be selected by the buyer or generated randomly by a machine, at the user’s choice. Tickets are purchased in person at a lottery agency.
How to win Powerball lottery prizes?
To win the accumulated jackpot, you must match all six numbers, while guessing only the five white balls also gives you a million-dollar sum. If you want to increase profits, The Power Play function can be added to the ticket for an extra dollar.
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