Manuel Franco, a 24-year-old Latino who won $ 768.4 million in Powerball: "It's like a dream"

Manuel Franco beat the odds.

The 24-year-old who lives in Wisconsin became the third highest prize in the category Powerball Lottery in the history of the United States with $ 768.4 million.

And is it the chances of winning fat are 1 in 292,201,338.

"It's like dreaming"said young Latino at a press conference Tuesday.

The Powerball has been played 25 times since the last time anyone won the first prize on December 26, 2018.

"It's amazing, my heart started beating very hard"he recounted when he discovered that he became a billionaire.

"I shouted for 5 or 10 minutes"he confessed.

The law of Wisconsin does not allow the winner to remain anonymous. Franco had to make his identity public.

The winning ticket was sold on March 27 at a store in New Berlin Speedway, about 15 km east of Milwaukee.

"I entered the Speedway and I bought a single ticket of 10 USD," said Franco who has been playing the lottery since the age of 18.

"Honestly, I felt lucky, I looked at the camera and I winked, I just had that feeling of luck"he said.

Franco counted the moment he discovered the prize. When reviewing the results, he had to make sure repeatedly that he had seen it well.

"Oh my God, it can not be," He expressed after taking out his note from the wallet.

After winning the award, Manuel went to work. It was not any day, I was anxious and I was sweating. It was also the last day he was working.

The man with the happy face said that his finances were not ideal. In fact, one of his main concerns in life was that he had only $ 1,000 in the bank.

Born in Milwaukee, Franco will receive 326 million USD after taxes, official sources insured.

"I'm sure they'll never see me again as someone who went bankrupt or who does not have money, none of that, I'm thinking of leading a normal life." as much as possible."he badured.

Although he does not know when and how he will do it, the lucky winner said that he thought "help the world" with his new fortune.

Franco has 180 days legally to claim the prize.

Residents of Wisconsin have won the award several times. In fact, it's the sixth state in the US to see more people lift their arms and fill their pockets.