A lottery ticket, accidentally bought by a tourist on vacation, turned out to be the maximum win – as a result, he unexpectedly became rich and became a multimillionaire. This is the story of the “American dream” told by CNN.
The publication reports that a tourist from Delaware, 66-year-old Peter Sullivan, came to rest in Florida. Among other vacation purchases, he bought a $20 lottery ticket at a Publix grocery store in Delray Beach. And, as the publication reports, referring to the Florida Lottery, the tourist turned out to be the lucky one. He got one chance out of more than 2 million — and he “took off” the main prize in the amount of 5 million dollars, which is almost 185 million hryvnias.
According to the publication, the lucky person decided to get his winnings in the form of a one-time payment. After deducting all taxes and other things, it amounted to 3,960 million dollars (more than 146 million hryvnias, respectively).
The Publix store where the tourist bought his lucky ticket will also receive an award. For such an original lottery advertisement, he will receive a bonus of $2,000.