Lottery Winner Pledges Part of $328 Million Prize to Nonprof

Lottery Winner Pledges Part of $328 Million Prize to Nonprofits, Winning Ticket Seller Does the Same

Oregon Powerball credit – Multi-State Lottery Association

After an Oregon man won the state’s third-highest Powerball lottery prize ever, he has decided to travel, to give to various nonprofits “close to his heart,” and make some investments.

The $328 million prize manifested itself on a ticket bought from a Fred Meyer convenience store in Beaverton, Oregon, a stroke of fortune that saw it receive a $100,000 bonus, which it also says will be used to contribute to nonprofits.

79-year-old winner Abbas Shafii opted to take a lump sum of $146 million rather than the full amount over a 29-year annuity.

“I am overjoyed to have won the Powerball and plan to use my prize to travel, invest and share my good fortune with non-profit organizations that are close to my heart,” Shafii said.

Approximately a third of Powerball game sales in Oregon are returned to the state and supports beneficiaries such as economic development, public education, veteran services, state parks and more, the game’s parent organization, the Multi-State Lottery Association wrote in a statement.

The chance of winning the large total was the same as flipping a coin and having it land head 28 times in a row, mathematicians speaking with the AP estimated.

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While Shafii didn’t mention which nonprofits he would be patronizing, Fred Meyer is donating half the $100,000 bonus to the Oregon Food Bank’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste initiative, showing that generosity is infectious.

Shafii’s winning numbers were 14, 31, 35, 64, 69, and a Powerball of 23.

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