A retired South Carolina state employee took home the mega $260 million payout, the largest jackpot ever won by anyone in state. Solomon, who dropped $2.00 on the lottery said he had a “pinch me to see if I’m alive” moment after he realized he held the winning ticket.
Jackson’s chances of winning were 1 in 195 million.
The Powerball Jackpot will now increase to $245M after no one succeeded in matching all 6 numbers drawn Saturday Night. This marks the highest Powerball jackpot in 17 months. Powerball Hysteria is expected to kick with more states now involved in the game (now up to 30 + DC, Virgin Islands) and more people desperate for cash blinded from the odds.
The winning numbers from Saturday’s Drawing are: 14-15-26-32-36, with Powerball number 12.
The next drawing will take place on Wednesday Night.
Phillip Brunelle, the 29 year old from Massachusetts who recently gained international exposure for winning a combined $1m dollars after purchasing two winning lottery tickets int the same day, may be more full of crap than gulf shrimp caught after it stuffed itself at dinner.
Local police were the first to cast doubt on Brunelle’s Lottery win. Shortly after, local media began to talk about Brunelle’s sketchy past. No one can reach Phillip for comments, but he did apparently cash in a $1000.00 winning ticket. Will he shock everyone and redeem a $1m winning ticket, or was it all a hoax?
Brunelle, seen here on video, seems quite genuine. I have a bit of shame that I immediately believed this amazing story as soon as it broke. People get excited to celebrate out-of-this-world lucky occurrences, perhaps because they are hoping for one of their own. His story is somewhat sad (if it’s real). His mother suffers from cerebral palsy and just last year he was walking down a street and was hit in the head by falling concrete, requiring him to get 4 reconstructive surgeries on his face.
