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

[Turk]

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

to Breh

 

[SirReginald]

congrats to the breh.

 

[NYC Warrior]

 

[Zero]

 

[International Playa]

He should watch that attorney,


he will finally buy the red Porsche he's always wanted "so everyone can see me when I drive on the street."



Stay low-key brotha, there is wolves in these streets

 

[DJ Paul's Arm]

Congrats but bruh doing it all wrong.

His co-workers all know and he wants to cop a red Porsche to show off in front of everybody?

Get ya family, book a hotel room and private security until the funds hit your account. When it does, take everyone and get the fukk out of the country.

 

[Wildin]

Kenan might spoof this on snl

 

[Worthless Loser]

I'd wear a mask if I had to be up there.

 

[Icantspell]

As he should

 

[ThrobbingHood]

I’d relocate to another continent the first chance I got.

 

[PikaDaDon]

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

 

[DaRealness]

Congrats to the dude, but once my name is out there I'd be lowkey as hell and move FAR away.

 

[broller]

breh needs to be low key. don't stunt. i don't want to be seeing some article with the headline "Lottery winner murdered just month after claiming prize"

plus that reporter was out there screaming telling people how much money gonna be in the account after taxes

 

[King Poetic]

I would have on a Michael Myers mask and once the pics are done , I’ll hop on the waiting helicopter outside to the airport to the private jet to take me to a unclosed location

 

[prophecypro]

That before or after taxes?

Also do you have the option like in other countries where if you win the lotto you dont have to have em declare you the winner publicly and do a big show of it? Cause I'd stay low key (in theory anyway, I know its very easy for people to be ecstatic and tell the world and honestly I guess you really cant cause people will notice you moving different)

Other than that, course he should quit his job. He set for life