Virginia Resident Buys Winning PowerBall Ticket

Virginia Resident Buys Winning PowerBall Ticket

Asher Blalock, Staff Writer

A power ball ticket recently changed the life of a lucky individual who wishes to stay anonymous. The winning numbers were announced on March 4th, 2023. The ticket is estimated to be worth around 161 million dollars, which equates to around 81 million after tax. The ticket was bought at Dublin’s Gill Brothers, a gas station located at 4442 Cleburne Blvd,  VA.

The winning ticket was bought at a Virginia gas station

The sad part about the person who won the lottery ticket is that they historically have a nearly 70% chance of going bankrupt after winning. Many people who buy lottery tickets are less fortunate to begin with, so when they end up with a lot of money they don’t know what to do or what steps to take. This has caused the extremely high bankruptcy rate among winners.

This time is hopefully different, as this winner has won more money than the average winner. 81 million dollars should hopefully be an easy amount of money to live off, but statistics say that it’s not as easy as it looks.