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Cheng Saephan is the fortunate Oregon nonmigratory to triumph a $1.3 cardinal Powerball jackpot—claiming his prize 1 week aft finishing his past circular of chemotherapy treatment.
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Cheng "Charlie" Saephan's luck has taken a turn.
The 46-year-old Oregon resident—who has been battling cancer for 8 years and conscionable had his past chemotherapy treatment—became 1 of the winners of the $1.3 cardinal Powerball jackpot from earlier this month.
According to NBC News, Saephan said during an April 29 quality league that helium and his woman Duanphen, 37, planned to divided the winnings with person Laiza Chao, 55, who chipped successful $100 to bargain a batch of much than 20 tickets with the couple. They besides confirmed they are opting to instrumentality their winnings—with a currency worth of $621 million—as a lump sum outgo of $422 cardinal aft taxes arsenic opposed to an yearly annuity payout.
According to Saephan—who is begetter to 2 young children—he wrote retired numbers for the lottery connected a portion of insubstantial and slept with it nether his pillow successful the weeks leading up to the drawing. He prayed, "I request immoderate help—I don't privation to dice yet unless I person done thing for my household first."
Now, "I volition beryllium capable to supply for my household and my health."
During the conference, Saephan recounted the infinitesimal helium realized helium won and called Chao to archer her the news.
"I said, 'Laiza, wherever are you?' and she said, 'I'm going to work,'" helium recalled, per CBS affiliate KOIN. "I replied, 'You don't person to spell anymore.'"
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Originally calved successful Laos, Saephan immigrated to the United States successful 1994. He's lived successful Portland for 30 years and, anterior to his winnings, worked arsenic as a machinist for an aerospace company.
His winning summons was purchased astatine a Plaid Pantry convenience store successful Portland successful aboriginal April. The Oregon Lottery said it had to spell done a information and vetting process earlier announcing the individuality of the idiosyncratic who came guardant to assertion the prize.
Under authorities law, Oregon residents who triumph the lottery cannot stay anonymous, with fewer exceptions, and person up to a twelvemonth to assertion their prize.
The $1.3 cardinal prize is the fourth largest Powerball jackpot successful history, with the largest being a $2.04 cardinal prize successful California successful 2022.
"I americium grateful for the lottery and however I person been blessed," Saephan told reporters, according to CBS. " My beingness has been changed. Now I tin bless my household and prosecute a bully doc for myself."
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