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Neal Wanless of rural Mission today claimed the 9th largest Powerball jackpot won in the history of the multi-state lottery game.
The 23-year-old rancher appeared with South Dakota Lottery officials at an award ceremony in Pierre after claiming the $232.1 million he won in the May 27 drawing.
Wanless chose to receive the jackpot as a one-time cash prize of $118,005,530. After federal tax withholding, he will receive a prize payment $88,504,147, not including another $100 he won on the same ticket.
The jackpot- winning numbers represent the day and month of family members' birthdays. The lucky combination was the fourth of five plays on a $5 ticket.
The winning ticket was purchased at the Ampride store in Winner.
Wanless and his family stop at the store when they make the 35-mile trip to Winner to buy feed. The store will receive a $50,000 bonus for selling the lucky ticket.
On the night of Wednesday, May 27, Neal joked with his parents, Arlen and Nancy, about his Powerball tickets and needing to drive to Pierre the next day "to deposit a big check". He didn't discover until the next morning that the whimsical remark would prove foretelling.
Neal checked the Lottery's Web site for the winning numbers on Thursday morning. He first checked the Powerball number, knew it matched a play on the ticket, and checked the white ball numbers. Then he sat and stared at the computer screen. "I was in shock," he said. "I don't remember what I said." His dad remembers. "He whispered real quiet 'we won,'" Arlen said. Read more...
Neal Wanless of rural Mission today claimed the 9th largest Powerball jackpot won in the history of the multi-state lottery game.
The 23-year-old rancher appeared with South Dakota Lottery officials at an award ceremony in Pierre after claiming the $232.1 million he won in the May 27 drawing.
Wanless chose to receive the jackpot as a one-time cash prize of $118,005,530. After federal tax withholding, he will receive a prize payment $88,504,147, not including another $100 he won on the same ticket.
The jackpot- winning numbers represent the day and month of family members' birthdays. The lucky combination was the fourth of five plays on a $5 ticket.
The winning ticket was purchased at the Ampride store in Winner.
Wanless and his family stop at the store when they make the 35-mile trip to Winner to buy feed. The store will receive a $50,000 bonus for selling the lucky ticket.
On the night of Wednesday, May 27, Neal joked with his parents, Arlen and Nancy, about his Powerball tickets and needing to drive to Pierre the next day "to deposit a big check". He didn't discover until the next morning that the whimsical remark would prove foretelling.
Neal checked the Lottery's Web site for the winning numbers on Thursday morning. He first checked the Powerball number, knew it matched a play on the ticket, and checked the white ball numbers. Then he sat and stared at the computer screen. "I was in shock," he said. "I don't remember what I said." His dad remembers. "He whispered real quiet 'we won,'" Arlen said. Read more...
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