Patiently finishes four-month workload before redeeming the winning ticket
After nearly four months of keeping a secret, 73-year-old Carl Hunter of Metairie claimed the $97 million Powerball jackpot from the Jan. 16 drawing at Louisiana Lottery headquarters this morning.
His prize was the largest single amount won in the Louisiana Lottery's history.
The owner of a construction company, Hunter wanted to make sure his outstanding jobs were complete before "closing up shop" to redeem his winning ticket. He said he plans to use his winnings to retire, travel and rebuild a camp he lost during Hurricane Katrina.
Hunter was picking up a gallon of milk for his wife when he decided to also purchase one Powerball "quick pick" at West Metairie Shell on West Metairie Avenue in Metairie.
"There was a person in line in front of me and behind me also purchasing tickets for the drawing. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time," described Hunter, surprised and humble.
The store received a one-time bonus of $25,000 for selling Hunter his winning ticket.
The Powerball jackpot is advertised as a 30-installment annuity, but winners can opt to receive the cash value instead. Hunter chose the one-time cash payment option, which was $48,478,863 or $33,935,204 after federal and state withholdings.
Another jackpot winner that bought a single QP, my system playing is wasting my money and my time. Congratulations to the lucky winner.
When I think about all the qpicks I buy, I really just wanna go to another planet!
Good luck to them!
Wow! Just $1 quick pick!
Wish it was that easy! oh hum.
I'm beginning to think that also!
Maybe it would be a good idea to buy each pick seperately?
Just another qp huh!!! I am sticking to my guns and My number will show sooner or later
Wonder if the people in front of him and behind him were heard to be talking about their systems, number results analysis methods, and predictions!!!!
Maybe those things just aggravate the Lottery Fairy!
Meanwhile this lucky guy and his $1 QP made a $97,000,000 score.
My sentiments exactly. Just buy 1 QP. Apparently that is the only way to win these huge jackpots. Doubly frustrating is that he probably plays once a year.
Congrats to the lucky winner!
I play both MM and PB... only $1 each draw and a quikpik... maybe my day will come too :-).
That was good of him to finish whatever projects he was building. I bet he also spent that time getting legal and financial advice, too.
73-year-old Carl Hunter of Metairie claimed the $97 million
Another older than dirt lottery player wins.
"ME TOO".........BUTT^^
The people in the GREAT state of LA >>>>>> RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
The BEST PEOPLE in the WORLD & the UNIVERSE>>>>>>>>>>>>>
T@@K a PSYKOMO a whole week to get-UP the "COURAGE" to >>>
"CRAY FISH" thank's BATON ROUGE
LOL >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (EAT DATTT JACKPOT>>>>>>>UP)
PSYKOMO
As an owner of a construction company, I would imagine he already had financial advisors.