Black Man from Brooklyn wins $298M Powerball Lottery and immediately quits his job

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How the fukk does 298 million drop to 114 million :dahell:
298 is a projection if you let them hold it and invest it, and give it you in increments. so it's 180 as a lump sum. then they tax the fukk outta you :yeshrug:

it wouldnt be 298 if he took it in increments, it would be like 200. personally i would take the 114 immediately and invest it myself, fukk trusting the government with that
 

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Can't you have some anonymity when you win that shyt?

Not in NY. :francis: Which is why if I feel compelled enough to buy a lotto ticket, I buy in Connecticut (like 20 mins away from me).

Congrats to this breh, but he ain't sounding too bright. By all means, buy that Porche but stuntin' around? He needs to get out of Brooklyn, and don't even THINK of going back to Jamaica.
 

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If I won, I’d dress like a straight bytch, make up, wig, heels, fake bra with oranges in it, sun glasses and everything...

Not because I’d be worried about nikkas robbin me ( I bust my guns :dame: ), even tho that’s still a concern but I wouldn’t want my people to know so I could just look out for every low key and still live a semi normal life...

I’d start a non for profit organization and just hook the ppl i fukk up with bullshyt jobs, lie about it sayin it was some grant money or somethin and pay em to do a little or nothing. Maybe just have em tutor and help out young nikkas.
 

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He good. Stop creating these movie scenarios. He Jamaican and he old school. His fam taken care of and all his bredren dem holding him down. Unless he’s keeping all this money under his bed and not in a bank he’ll be just fine
Stop. We’ve seen brothers get robbed over sneakers. You don’t think a man with over 100 million isn’t a target? I hope he moves wisely and stays low key. The wolves are always watching.
 

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How the fukk does 298 million drop to 114 million :dahell:
298 million is only available if he chooses to take increment amounts within certain amount of years. Usually its something like 20 to 30 years. Say if it was 30 years and he chose that. For the next 30 years every year, he will get 10 million after taxes probably 6.5 million.

The other is to take a lump sum which is always 2/3 the amount. Most lottery winners choose that. Get that money and the fukk out and dodge.
 

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If I won, I’d dress like a straight bytch, make up, wig, heels, fake bra with oranges in it, sun glasses and everything...

Not because I’d be worried about nikkas robbin me ( I bust my guns :dame: ), even tho that’s still a concern but I wouldn’t want my people to know so I could just look out for every low key and still live a semi normal life...

I’d start a non for profit organization and just hook the ppl i fukk up with bullshyt jobs, lie about it sayin it was some grant money or somethin and pay em to do a little or nothing. Maybe just have em tutor and help out young nikkas.
nikka you just want to be a tranny :russ:
 

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If I won, I’d dress like a straight bytch, make up, wig, heels, fake bra with oranges in it, sun glasses and everything...

Not because I’d be worried about nikkas robbin me ( I bust my guns :dame: ), even tho that’s still a concern but I wouldn’t want my people to know so I could just look out for every low key and still live a semi normal life...

I’d start a non for profit organization and just hook the ppl i fukk up with bullshyt jobs, lie about it sayin it was some grant money or somethin and pay em to do a little or nothing. Maybe just have em tutor and help out young nikkas.

I thought about doing the same thing :dame:

Also I think the dude that won might be my dad :dame:
 

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NEW YORK (WABC) --

A truck driver from Brooklyn has come forward as the winner of the second-largest Powerball jackpot in New York Lottery history.

David Johnson, 56, won the Dec. 26 drawing for the $298.3 million jackpot and has already quit his job to start enjoying an early retirement.

He opted to take a single lump sum payment of $180,227,550 which equals $114,091,248 after taxes. Johnson received his winnings on Friday at Resorts World Casino in Queens.

Johnson worked across the street from Arnold's Service Station on Linden Boulevard where he bought the winning ticket for $5. He said he didn't realize he had won the jackpot until he was alerted by a co-worker.

"A friend of mine, a next driver for the company, called me and said 'Hey Dave! Somebody won the Powerball by the gas station,'" Johnson said. "I turned to myself I said, 'Aw that's not me man, that's not my luck.'"

He still didn't check his ticket until his friend called him a second time urging him to do so. He didn't realize he'd actually won until two days later on his way to work.

"I went to the store and gave the ticket to the clerk to check. He scanned it and said 'Congratulations,' I needed to see it for myself, so I scanned and saw it read BIG WINNER," Johnson said.

He jumped up and down in the store when it finally sank in that he was the big winner. Now he has an attorney who will help him invest the money and take care of his family.

But he's going to have some fun too. Johnson said he will finally buy the red Porsche he's always wanted "so everyone can see me when I drive on the street."

His win marks the third consecutive Powerball jackpot win by a New Yorker in 2018.

Brooklyn man quits job, comes forward as $298M Powerball winner

It seems like someone from NY is always winning this :ohhh:

:salute: to Breh


Good decision plus bad decision

I wouldn't park any kind of Porsche in Brooklyn(I'm assuming he's in flatbush with that accent)

I would move out of BKLYN tha SAME week. As others have said I would have on a mask and not say a word.
 
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