Laos-born immigrant with cancer wins $1.3bn in US Powerball - BBC News

Cheng Saephan now wants to buy a house after getting the fourth-biggest jackpot in America's lottery game.

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Watch: US cancer patient ‘blessed’ after $1.3bn lottery win

A Laos-born immigrant battling cancer has won a massive $1.3bn (£1bn) on Powerball - America's lottery game, competition officials have revealed.

They say Cheng Saephan, aged 46, bought the lucky ticket for the 7 April draw in the city of Portland, in the northwest of Oregon state.

He chose to take his winnings as a lump sum of $422m after taxes to be shared evenly with his wife and a friend.

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