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ABC NEWS VIDEO LIVE SHOWS CORONAVIRUS JAN. 6 RIOT Interest Successfully Added We'll notify you here with news about Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn 24-YEAR-OLD WISCONSIN MAN MANUEL FRANCO IS WINNER OF $768 MILLION POWERBALL JACKPOT: 'IT FEELS LIKE A DREAM' The winning ticket was sold in March at a Speedway in New Berlin, Wisconsin. ByEmily Shapiro 23 April 2019, 17:36 • 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article 5:38 Wisconsin man wins $768M Powerball jackpot Manuel Franco, 24, said winning "feels like a dream." John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP Wisconsin resident Manuel Franco is the winner of last month's $768.4 million Powerball jackpot -- the third-largest lottery amount in U.S. history. "It feels like a dream," Franco, 24, said at a press conference Tuesday. (MORE: 7 lottery jackpot winners who lost big) "It was amazing, my heart started racing, blood pumping," he said. "I screamed for about 5 or 10 minutes." "My dad cried lot," he added. WITI-FOX Manuel Franco of West Allis, Wis., is named the winner of a $768 million Powerball jackpo...Read MoreRead More (MORE: Mystery winner of $768.4M Powerball jackpot in Wisconsin has not come forward yet, has 180 days to do so) The winning ticket was sold on March 27 at a Speedway in New Berlin, about 15 miles west of Milwaukee. "I walked into the Speedway and I purchased $10 worth of individual Powerball tickets," Franco said. "I honestly felt so lucky that I did look up at the camera and I wanted to wink at it cause I just had that lucky feeling." He went to work the day after he won but was anxious and sweating. He said he never showed up to work again after that day. Before the big win, Franco said his biggest concern was getting his bank account up to $1,000. (MORE: $1.5 billion Mega Millions winner decided to buy ticket while on a 'scenic drive') WITI-FOX Manuel Franco of West Allis, Wis., is named the winner of a $768 million Powerball jackpo...Read MoreRead More Franco, who was born in Milwaukee, has been playing Powerball since he turned 18. He said he bought his first ticket on his 18th birthday. The jackpot has a lump sum cash value of $477 million, according to Powerball. Franco said he is accepting the lump sum. He will receive just over $326 million after taxes, said lottery officials. (MORE: Mega Millions Lottery: Benefits and drawbacks of office pools) "I'm sure you'll never see me as like one of the people who went bankrupt or broke or anything like that. I plan to live my life normal as much as possible," he said. Franco said he doesn't know what his future holds but that he wants to "help out the world." WITI-FOX Manuel Franco is named the winner of a $768 million Powerball jackpot during a press co...Read MoreRead More (MORE: Brooklyn man to pocket more than $114M, winning second-largest jackpot in state lottery history) State law does not allow the winner to stay anonymous, said Wisconsin Lottery Director Cindy Polzin. Franco had 180 days to claim the ticket. Comments (91) Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES NOTORIOUS GANGSTER REFLECTS 30 YEARS AFTER BECOMING FBI INFORMANT 3 hours ago HOSPITAL DENIES HEART TRANSPLANT TO MAN WHO HASN'T GOTTEN COVID-19 VACCINE Jan 26, 11:06 PM 100 BAGS OF FENTANYL FOUND IN BEDROOM OF 13-YEAR-OLD WHO DIED FROM OVERDOSE Jan 26, 8:55 PM US WORKING ON UNIVERSAL COVID VACCINE Jan 26, 10:15 PM 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL MOVES FORWARD IN FLORIDA Jan 26, 3:07 PM ABC NEWS LIVE 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events ABC NEWS NETWORK PRIVACY POLICY YOUR CA PRIVACY RIGHTS CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY INTEREST-BASED ADS ABOUT NIELSEN MEASUREMENT TERMS OF USE DO NOT SELL MY INFO CONTACT US Copyright © 2022 ABC News Internet Ventures. All rights reserved.