A Logan man who is $17 million richer today will break the news of his Powerball win to family by pulling into his driveway in a flash new car.
The man was the sole division one winner in last night's draw, taking home $17,361,060.30.
When a Lott official called the winning man this morning, he was oblivious.
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"Wow! You are not pranking me, are you?" he said.
"I have a lot of friends that prank me.
"You can't imagine how much this means to me. I think I am going to pass out."
The man, who bought his eight-game quick pick entry at Meadowbrook IGA, said the win would change his life.
"I don't think I will sleep for six weeks after this phone call," he said.
"I almost didn't buy a ticket, but then I thought 'why not?'. What a good decision.
"This is life-changing for my family. Thank you so much.
"I am not going to tell my family. I am just going to rock up to the house with some fancy purchase, maybe a new car, and see if they can guess we are now multi-millionaires."
The man said he would retire from work, and buy a new house and car, and travel.
"I want to see the world," he said.
"I have barely been anywhere."
IGA Meadowbrook owner Sam Rizk congratulated his winning customer.
"What incredible news," he said.
"We wish our winner all the very best and hope he enjoys living life as a multi-millionaire.
"Hopefully, we have some more major prize wins soon."
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