LAND O' LAKES, Fla. — A Florida man won a $235 million Powerball jackpot becoming the state’s youngest winner of the prize.
Thomas Yi, 23, of Land O’ Lakes, won the March 27 drawing, lottery officials said.
“Even after matching all six numbers, I was in disbelief and took my ticket to a retailer to have it checked,” Yi said. “The clerk at the counter instantly became excited and kept repeating that I had won the $235 million Powerball jackpot. I knew then that this would be life changing.”
Three cheers for Thomas Yi from #LandOLakes who just became Florida’s 15th POWERBALL jackpot winner! 👏👏👏 Click here to see the rest of his story and comment below to congratulate Thomas! https://t.co/XFX3tBF06S pic.twitter.com/cNYM7X3BL7
— Florida Lottery (@floridalottery) April 15, 2021
Yi decided to take the lump sum payment of $160,038,447.27. He said that despite his newfound wealth, he plans to continue going to college to pursue a degree in business or the medical field.
He bought the ticket from a Publix in Lutz. The store gets a $95,000 commission for selling the winning ticket.
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