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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
April 23, 2019, 5:36 PM

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Manuel Franco of West Allis, Wis., winner of second-highest Powerball lottery in
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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.

Manuel Franco of West Allis, Wis., is named the winner of a $768 million
Powerball jackpot during a press conference in Madison, Wis., April 23, 2019.
WITI-FOX


(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')


Manuel Franco of West Allis, Wis., is named the winner of a $768 million
Powerball jackpot during a press conference in Madison, Wis., April 23, 2019.
WITI-FOX

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."

Manuel Franco is named the winner of a $768 million Powerball jackpot during a
press conference in Madison, Wis., April 23, 2019.
WITI-FOX


(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.

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