The Latina who won US$1 million with Powerball, but lost almost half of her prize – 2024-04-17 13:05:23

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The Latina who won US$1 million with Powerball, but lost almost half of her prize

Isidra Molina, a Latina woman living in the United States, lost almost half of her millionaire Powerball lottery prize due to an unusual reason.

The Powerball lottery draws are closely followed by millions of people in different parts of the US. (Photo Prensa Libre: AFP)

Winning the lottery is one of people’s biggest dreams who decide to test their luck by buying tickets for the million-dollar prizes they draw every week.

Although the probability of winning one of these prizes is extremely low, There are citizens who manage to overcome adversity and change their economic situation with the American lottery.

Isidra Molina is one of them, since matched five winning lottery numbers Powerball and won a million-dollar prize.

The Latina resident in the United States won US$1 million with Powerball with the numbers 25, 40, 43, 48 and 50 of your ticket.

His unexpected victory made Molina go to the Powerball offices in New York, the state where he bought his lottery ticket, to claim your prize immediately.

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However, upon arriving at the American lottery facilities, he did not imagine that He was going to lose almost half of the amount he had won due to an unusual reason.

Isidra Molina received the news that, after winning the lottery, had to give up 40 percent of the total amount received due to tax withholding.

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With this, the Latina woman received a deposit of US$612,249 from the New York lotterywhich continues to be the most lucrative in the US, providing US$3.7 billion a year to support public education in the state.