Portland Group, Including Cancer Patient, Wins $422M Powerball Jackpot

Portland, Oregon United States of America
Cheng 'Charlie' Saephan, Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Chao claimed the prize on Monday
Group opted for $422 million lump sum payment after taxes
Saephan, a cancer patient, contributed to ticket purchase with his wife and friend
Saephan is a Laotian immigrant who worked as a machinist before cancer diagnosis
Two winning tickets for $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot sold in Portland, Oregon
Winning numbers: 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 with red Powerball of 9
Winning ticket sold at Plaid Pantry convenience store in Portland, Oregon
Portland Group, Including Cancer Patient, Wins $422M Powerball Jackpot

In a surprising turn of events, two winning tickets for the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot were sold to a group of individuals in Portland, Oregon. The winners, Cheng 'Charlie' Saephan and his wife Duanpen, along with their friend Laiza Chao, came forward to claim their prize on Monday at the Oregon Lottery headquarters.

Saephan, a 46-year-old immigrant from Laos who has been battling cancer for eight years, shared that he had undergone chemotherapy treatment just one week prior to winning the lottery. He and his wife decided to split the winnings with Chao, who contributed $100 towards purchasing the tickets.

The winning numbers, 22, 27, 44, 52, and 69 with a red Powerball of 9 were drawn on April 6. The group opted for the lump sum payment of $422 million after taxes.

Saephan was born in Laos and immigrated to the US in 1994. He worked as a machinist for an aerospace company before his cancer diagnosis. In the weeks leading up to the drawing, he wrote out numbers for the game on a piece of paper and slept with it under his pillow, praying for good fortune.

The winning ticket was sold at Plaid Pantry convenience store in Portland. Under Oregon law, lottery winners cannot remain anonymous and have one year to claim their prize.

This is the fourth largest Powerball jackpot in history and the eighth largest among all U.S. jackpot games, according to the Oregon Lottery.

The biggest U.S. lottery jackpot won was $2.04 billion in California in 2022.

Sources:

  1. https://apnews.com/article/oregon-powerball-winner-8200b538497c972624ace5e2fddf56e6
  2. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/30/Powerball-winner-announced/5031714446310/
  3. https://people.com/immigrant-man-fighting-cancer-named-as-$1.3B-…lottery-…winner/
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/30/oregon-man-‘beautiful-prize’-oregon-man-‘powerball’-”ollarbn

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Doubts
  • It's unclear if there were other winning tickets sold for this drawing
  • The article mentions three winners but only names two

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Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer

The Associated Press News Monday, 29 April 2024 17:15
  • Unique Points
    • Cheng 'Charlie' Saephan is a 46-year-old immigrant from Laos who won $1.3 billion in the Powerball lottery
    • Saephan and his wife Duanpen, along with a friend Laiza Chao, won the jackpot
    • They bought the winning ticket at a Plaid Pantry convenience store in Portland
    • Saephan has had cancer for eight years and underwent chemotherapy treatment last week
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    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
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  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

97%

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‘Beautiful prize’: Oregon man with cancer wins $1.3bn lottery jackpot

theguardian.com Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/13/ pakistan-·coalition-·agrees-to-form-government Ramon Antonio Tuesday, 30 April 2024 06:00
  • Unique Points
    • Saephan was born in Laos and immigrated to the US in 1994
    • They bought a batch of lottery tickets at a north-east Oregon convenience store
    • One ticket matched the winning numbers: 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 and the red Powerball 9
  • Accuracy
    • ]Cheng 'Charlie' Saephan, his wife Duanpen, and their friend Laiza Chao won the $1.3bn Powerball jackpot[
    • Saephan was born in Laos and immigrated to the US in 1994 from Thailand
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
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97%

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Immigrant Man Fighting Cancer Named As $1.3 Billion Lottery Winner

People Magazine Tuesday, 30 April 2024 12:11
  • Unique Points
    • Saephan was diagnosed with cancer in 2016 and had chemotherapy treatment one week prior to winning the lottery
    • Saephan is originally from Laos and immigrated to the US in 1994
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
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99%

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Laos immigrant battling cancer wins $1.3B Powerball jackpot

United Press International (UPI) Darryl Coote Tuesday, 30 April 2024 04:05
  • Unique Points
    • Cheng 'Charlie' Saephan is a Laos immigrant from Portland, Ore.
    • Saephan is battling cancer since 2016 and currently undergoing chemotherapy.
    • He bought more than 20 tickets for the April 6 draw and sought assistance from Lady Luck and God.
  • Accuracy
    • ]Cheng 'Charlie' Saephan, a [Laos/46-year-old] immigrant from Portland, Ore., won the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot.[
    • They opted for the cash option of over $422 million which they agreed to split down the middle.
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
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