Charlie Saephan is taking home a much smaller cash prize after tax deductions, which he will split with a friend with whom he jointly bought the lottery tickets.
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The winner of this month’s $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot, an immigrant from Laos who lives in Portland and is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer, came forward to collect his prize on Monday.Key Facts
Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, 46, told reporters that he and his wife are keeping half the winnings and giving the rest to their friend Laiza Chao, 55, as they had pooled money together to buy the lottery tickets.
Instead of receiving the $1.
