An American gambler lost BRL 2.1 billion for just one wrong decade and decided to donate his ‘consolation prize’ to a charity. Whether it was frustration or charity is unclear.
The gambler, who preferred to remain anonymous, said he was not sad to lose the top prize by missing just a dozen and even spoke about the donation. “It’s enough to make someone happy.”
The story took place in the city of Greenville, South Carolina, and drew attention on North American social networks until it spread around the world, gaining pages in newspapers and articles on websites.
About Powerball
Powerball is a US lottery game offered in 44 US states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands. Draws for this lottery are held twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 22:59 local time.
The minimum age to play Powerball is 18 years old, except for Nebraska (19), Arizona and Louisiana (21).
In each draw, 5 main numbers are drawn from a set of 69 white balls and a Powerball number from 26 red balls.
It is necessary to hit at least one red ball, the Powerball, to win the minimum prize for this lottery.
