SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week.
Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, 46, of Portland, told a news conference held by the Oregon Lottery on Monday that he and his 37-year-old wife, Duanpen, would split the prize evenly with a friend. Laiza Chao, 55, of the Portland suburb of Milwaukie, had chipped in $100 to buy a batch of tickets with them. They are taking a lump sum payment, $422 million after taxes.
“I will be able to provide for my family and my health,” he said, adding that he’d “find a good doctor for myself.”
Saephan, who has two young children, said that as a cancer patient, he wondered, “How am I going to have time to spend all of this money? How long will I live?”
After they bought the shared tickets, Chao sent a photo of the tickets to Saephan and said, “We’re billionaires.” It was a joke before the actual drawing, he said, but the next day it came true.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
What we know about the Iranian president's helicopter crashWill Power suffers engine hiccup as Chevrolet and Honda struggle ahead of Indy 500 qualifyingBukayo Saka misses Arsenal's seasonElection 2024: Hogan will face Alsobrooks, and other takeaways from Tuesday's primariesWave of electoral violence in southern Mexico claims 14 lives in matter of daysPaul McCartney song starts Paralympics on 100Brazil's Cavalhadas festival celebrates victory of Iberian Christian knights over the MoorsInvestigation: Inmates at Virginia prison for mentally ill hospitalized 13 times for hypothermiaJuventus appoints Montero as interim coach for final 2 matches after Allegri firedJacoby Brissett is embracing role of mentor during his 2nd stint with the Patriots
2.2996s , 6498.078125 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Powerball: Oregon authorities reveal winner of $1.3B jackpot ,Stellar Storyline news portal