Shop assistant wins $258.5 million

A 29 year old shop assistant is celebrating in America after scooping $258.5 million (approximately £170 million) on the US Lottery. The win was made especially sweet as he only had $28.96 left in the bank (approx. £20) and had a mountain of bills.

The lucky man, Chris Shaw, said; “We didn’t come from money. For us it’s just going to be a huge relief to know I’m going to be able to pay my electric bill, my gas bill. It’s like a weight lifted. I had bills at home – I didn’t know how they were going to be paid.”

Although still early days he wants to take his 3 children and his girlfriend’s 2 children to Florida for a visit to Disney World. He presently has his 2 front teeth missing, so can now afford to visit the dentist to get them replaced, and will pay his friend back the $1000 he recently borrowed to buy his truck with.

Mr Shaw bought the $5 ticket which won the Powerball jackpot at the Break Time convenience store where he is employed in Marshall, approximately 80 miles east of Kansas City. He is still deciding whether to leave his job, which he has only be at for 3 weeks, where he is on the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.

His win is the 10th largest Powerball jackpot prize of all time, and the happiness was easily seen in his face as he picked up his cheque at the Missouri Lottery headquarters.

“We had been kidding each other all day about winning it, but no one actually thinks they will win,” he said. We congratulate him on his win, and hope that just a small part of his good luck rubs off on us! Brought to you by London Bingo News

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