Kansas Veteran Wins $1M Powerball Prize
Associated Press - Tue 06:33 PM 07/03/2012
Matthew Packebush of Hutchinson won Powerball's $1 million prize by matching the first five numbers in the lottery's drawing Saturday.
A 34-year-old veteran from Kansas has claimed a $1 million Powerball prize after spending a restless weekend with the winning ticket taped to his chest in a plastic bag.
Matthew Packebush of Hutchinson won Powerball's $1 million prize by matching the first five numbers in the lottery's drawing Saturday.
The lottery says on its website that Packebush, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, discovered he had a winning ticket Saturday, but knew he had to wait until Monday to claim his prize. To avoid losing the ticket, Packebush put his winning ticket in a Ziploc bag and taped it to his chest.
Packebush says he plans to buy a new truck, start college funds for his three children and invest the rest in real estate.
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BONEMAN
Tuesday 3 July 2012 19:47 Report this comment
Well I guess thats one way of keeping track of things..
getumgranny
Wednesday 4 July 2012 09:07 Report this comment
Good for him!!! I'm pleased to see someone deserving of the money won. I do hope he is smart and does not allow people to take advantage of him with sob stories. As usually happens in these cases, I'm sure many of his family and friends will have their hands out, I hope this young man is strong enough to tell them NO!! Once the money is gone, he will most likely not be able to depend on these people to help him should he need help in the future. Congrats to him, enjoy your winnings. :)
WhoCares
Thursday 5 July 2012 09:10 Report this comment
Getum...you will be the first doing a "Hands out", and giving him a crying story about how medicaid won't pay for your dentures to be glued shut...