Khan, who owned several dry cleaning stores, was named the lottery winner and presented with a giant cheque days after purchasing the winning ticket.
Khan, who owned several dry cleaning stores, was named as the lottery winner and presented with a giant cheque in an Illinois lottery ceremony days after purchasing his winning ticket.
To date, former Belfast bus driver Peter Lavery was the biggest lottery winner from Northern Ireland.
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The beneficiary of inside information may not deserve to be so lucky, but then, neither does the big money lottery winner.
It would be a country where the American dream largely was reserved for the graduates of elite universities, those with great political skills and whose families have the right connections, Hollywood stars and star athletes, and an occasional winner of the lottery.
Not just as his daughter, but as the daughter of a lottery winner.
It is curious how the bright lights of media coverage that follow around a lottery winner do not invoke the vitriol and judgmental language that a large Wall Street bonus does.
If a lottery winner dies, the money typically goes to his or her estate, a spokesman for the Illinois lottery said.
The death of a Chicago lottery winner has led to a murder investigation after a post-mortem examination found he died of cyanide poisoning.
If the ticket was bought by an individual rather than a syndicate, the winner will be the biggest in the lottery's 10-year history.
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"This would be the sixth Florida Powerball winner and right now, it's the sole winner of the largest ever Powerball jackpot, " Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell told The Associated Press.
Florida Lottery Deputy Secretary David Bishop said he had two pieces of advice for the winner: to write his or her name on the winning ticket, lest anyone else try to claim it, and to keep the ticket in a safe place.
The winner -- a single ticket holder -- has chosen to remain anonymous, state lottery director Dennis Wilson said.
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