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Immigrant battling cancer among trio who won $1.326 billion Powerball ticket: Oregon Lottery

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The ticket was the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot in history.

The winners of the $1.326 billion Powerball ticket were officially revealed by the Oregon Lottery on Monday.

"I'm happy for my family, they will have a good life," Saephan said during the press conference. "I'm battling cancer so thinking how am I going to spend all the money," he said, adding that he can now find a "good doctor" and that he and his wife plan to buy a home with their lump-sum winnings.He and his wife and their friend, Laiza Chao, bought 20 Powerball tickets in hopes of winning the jackpot.

"This is our first winner on this scale, so this is very exciting for us," Melanie Mesaros, spokesperson for the Oregon Lottery told ABC News on April 7. The individuals with the winning $1.326 billion ticket came forward on April 8 and underwent a vetting process before their identity was announced.

 

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