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A lucky Oregon Powerball winner has claimed the whopping $1.3billion Powerball prize.
Cheng 'Charlie' Saephan, 46, of Portland, spoke at a Monday news conference y and shared his excitement and gratitude for winning the fourth-largest jackpot in Powerball history earlier this month.
Saephan, an immigrant from Laos who has been battling cancer for eight years, will split the $1.3billion prize with his wife Duanpen, 37, and their friend Laiza Chao, 55.
Chao chipped in $100 to buy a batch of tickets with the couple. After taxes, the trio have taken a lump sum payment of $422million.
'I had a feeling and said, like, "I can win it, I can win it," but I didn't think I was going to win this big,' Saephan said.
The father-of-two said that he plans to spend the money on his family and 'find a good doctor' for himself. He had his latest chemotherapy treatment just last week.
Cheng 'Charlie' Saephan, 46, of Portland, came forward as one of the three Powerball winners after the winning ticket was drawn earlier this month. He, his wife and a friend won $1.3billion
Saephan, his wife Duanpen, 37, and their friend Laiza Chao, 55 will split the prize. Chao chipped in $100 to buy a batch of tickets with the couple
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In the weeks leading up to the drawing, Saephan said he wrote out numbers for the game on a piece of paper and slept with it under his pillow.
He prayed that he would win, saying, 'I need some help - I don't want to die yet unless I have done something for my family first.'
The winning ticket with the numbers 22-27-44-52-69 and a Powerball of 9 on it was bought by the trio at a Plaid Pantry convenience store in Portland.
After they bought the shared tickets, Chao sent a photo of the tickets to Saephan and said, 'We´re billionaires.'
At the time, it was a joke before the actual drawing, but the next day they won.
Chao was on her way to work when Saephan called her with the news: 'You don't have to go anymore,' he said.
Both Chao and Duanpen chose not to be on camera for the announcement of the winner. Under state law, with few exceptions, lottery players cannot remain anonymous. Winners have a year to claim the top prize.
Saephan said he also called his mother and told her about his new found riches.
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