There are stories that seem like a movie, but not even the best Hollywood screenwriter could have written this one. This is the case of a man resident inOregonin United Stateswho has been fighting against a for years cancer and that he couldn’t afford treatment. But, now, she will finally be able to try to fight his battle thanks to a lucky jackpot at lottery which allowed him to win 1.3 billion dollars (just over 1.2 billion euros) per Powerball.
“I’m happy for my family, with this money they will be able to have a good life,” the winner told ABC News. I’m fighting a cancer, so I will spend this money on treatment. Now I will finally be able to find a good doctor who will follow my case.”
20 tickets to try to win the jackpot
His name is Cheng Saephan and immigrated to the USA in 1994. He works in the aerospace sector and recently discovered that he had cancer, which pushed him to undergo specialist visits that were very expensive for him and his family. So, together with his wife and friend Laiza Chao they decided to try their luck. The trio purchased 20 Powerball tickets in hopes of hitting the jackpot, and among them was the lucky ticket.
«When I saw that we had won the lottery I couldn’t believe it – he declared -. I immediately called Laiza and told her that she didn’t have to go to work. We had won and that money would have been enough to cover his cancer treatment.”
According to the Oregon Lottery, the $1.326 billion winning ticket was the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot in history and the eighth-largest among U.S. lotteries. A real record that could save Cheng’s life.
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