66 Billion Lottery Winner's 'Life Turnaround'... American Woman Who Confessed "I Was Homeless"

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An American woman who was homeless until six years ago has turned her life around by winning a lottery worth tens of millions of dollars.

According to CNN and Fox Business on the 6th (local time), Lucia Poses, a resident of California, recently won an instant lottery ticket she bought on a whim. The prize money is close to $5 million (about 6.6 billion KRW).

In an interview with the California Lottery Commission, Poses revealed, "I was homeless until six years ago." She added, "This year, I earned an associate degree, got married, and won the '5 million dollar' lottery."

She said, "You probably never thought you could win the lottery either. This is truly 'luck.' Even I, who was homeless six years ago, never thought I could become a lottery winner."

Poses reportedly bought the lottery ticket on the 3rd when she stopped by a gas station to change her car's oil.

California State Lottery with a jackpot approaching 5 million dollars (approximately 6.6 billion KRW).
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She recalled, "At that time, I just closed my eyes and picked one ticket. At first, I thought I had won an additional lottery, but after checking again, I realized I was the winner of the $5 million prize."

Poses said, "First, I will use the prize money to buy a house. After that, I plan to invest the remaining prize money."

Regarding this, Carolyn Becker, spokesperson for the California Lottery Commission, emphasized, "The goal of the California Lottery is to secure additional funding for public education. That is made possible by lottery buyers."

Spokesperson Becker added, "Such success stories positively impact both our lottery winners and the schools that receive donations from lottery sales."

Meanwhile, the California Lottery, operated by the state of California, uses 95 cents of every dollar in sales for public education support, lottery prizes, and retailer operating costs.

According to the fiscal year 2021-2022 data, the California Lottery earned $8.8 billion (about 11.6582 trillion KRW) in revenue that year, of which $2 billion (2.6496 trillion KRW) was allocated to public education.

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