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 was amazing, my heart started racing, blood pumping," he said."I screamed for about 5 or 10 minutes."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.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.Franco said he is accepting the lump sum. He will receive just over $326 million after taxes, said lottery officials.
"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.State law does not allow the winner to stay anonymous, said Wisconsin Lottery Director Cindy Polzin.
Hello this is Mavis wanczyk powerball winner, Congratulations you have been randomly picked among those I will be giving $20,000
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Every time I see a winner I think “gosh why can’t that be me” and then I remember I never stop to buy a ticket blameitonme happy for you ManuelFranco do great things and liveyourbestlife
Congratulations Manuel Franco! Call me when you’re ready to pick out your South Beach getaway! 😎🏖 🔑 ManuelFranco Paradise MiamiBeach Powerball
Way to go . You've earned a break in life.
Biches finna be all over him now
Awesome! Congrats!!
Please help sick mom
Symboyd I see why my gma ask me to buy them lol I always be like we ain’t winning
Congratulations. You seem to be the best person to win this jackpot. Speaking on your own is a testament to the type of person you are and this windfall will allow you to help so many others. You are the same age as my grandson and you sound like him. Good luck!!
That is one Handsome young man, wonder if he is single
Congratulations , Love, and Prayers for Perfect Peace and a Continued Happy Life🌹
I hope he really does use the $$ to better the world.
24 Wow! Powerball lottery
I hope he uses his winnings wisely.
What a lovely young man...Congrats! ♥️👏
I sure hope he takes care of his family and him self and uses those accountants and lawyers wisely... The biggest thing is not to let this change you inside...
Real af
I also have Won 2 Royal Grand Prizes back in 1972. But nobody ever gave me anything. Mr. Babak Naderi, 3107707841.
Felicitaciones Franco. Somos tocayos de apellido.
Big mistake showing his face and name on TV. Welcome to Hell dude.
Suggestion... make the world a better place.. (& congrats)
You quite your job for that money, let us know what the next chapter is 👌🏻.
He is women's dream from this moment Lol!
He’s speaking like he won the Wimbledon 😂
Build the wall!!
Congrats.
Invest and stay humble
Watch him all of a sudden become soooooo good looking to the ladies.
Yayyyy, a millennial who can pay off his student loans!!!
He seems like a nice guy, I hope this jackpot doesn’t ruin his life
Lucky!!
Good for you I hope you be the best you can be and be wise with what you have been blessed with
Congratulations.
Do good with it young man... It will feel better & have more impact on your life & others if you spend it doing good & bringing joy & health to others. Happy to advise if you’d like to discuss how it could impact childhood health & the future of our healthcare system 😉
Please donate a few million to me and my family
Good luck brotha
Don't allow it to become a nightmare...God bless U n ur fam young man 😇!
I feel like all the people showing love on this are trying to get good karma for their ticket
Good for him.
Cuzzo!
Que lindo, pinche Manolo! Que Dios te acompañe y te vaya muy bien, la neta cabron!
Hope he takes care of his Mum!💙
Already know he's in trouble, didn't get a blind trust together to stay unknown.
Manuel, my long lost brother ! I’ve been searching everywhere for you!
Yeah whatever who cares
Best wishes to you!
WI Powerball winner 24 years old matrixkitten
Good for him.... seems like a nice guy
I hope and pray his new fortune will bring him joy and happiness. I hope no one will take advantage of him in any kind of way and I hope he will be wise and choose his direction with his life with that money wisely. Congrats to him 👏🍾🥳
Lucky son of a gun!
Prenup. Lay low. Enjoy.
Wise to put together a financial team and lawyer team. Hopefully he becomes a billionaire
I wish him all the joy it can bring him!
really, if you guys believe he used separate money to purchase the ticket and not the money his g-friend contribute to. Smh, I would lawyer up !
Get a VERY GOOD, VERY ETHICAL law firm to guard your fortune!!!!
randy10307 I had a dream that you gave me a million .
God bless him and may he do good for himself, his family and those he chooses wisely to help.
I woke up on my brokest day ever I hope he puts it to good use 😭🤧
He seems responsible about the money, I would buy the basics a 🚙🏡 pay off my cousins college loans, and use the rest on bills.
If I bat my eyelashes will you share?
I would have a gone to a makeup artist to totally change my appearance before collecting that huge check. Everyone is going to be coming to him for a handout.
'I hope he doesnt blow it all on partying and hookers, but rather shares it so others can blow it on partying and hookers.' Sharing Lol.
I just hope his team of helpers are trustworthy and don't try to rip him off
I wanna know his prayer to God, Word for Word 🙏🏽
Malmutawa_96 caption this
Enjoy it while it lasts😉
Congrats buddy!
Coming public with such a prize is dangerous.
If he's looking for a wife and 3 stepchildren to take care of, here I am!
Wow! Good for him.
Those attorneys are gonna milk him dry
A death sentence. He won’t live to 60 because of eating habit that will now be encouraged 🙄
Lucky dog...God bless and good luck to you, dude! From what I hear, you'll need it....
Great things happen when you least expect it 😭💕
imdemonetho
He humble wow that’s Great
Find a great financial adviser,accountant, & trust lawyer.
Omg
& just like that, he’s richer than Beyonce lol
So very happy for you! Live a good life, young man ❤
Unless you had to show your face by law, HUGE mistake. Congrats however.
Nice to see a young person win, this should just about cover his college student loan debt.
The money went to the right guy. Congrats!
I dont play the lottery nor gamble but man, this definitely motivate me to do so. Congratulations to him!
Omg 24yo.😲
Congrats Manuel Franco!! You about now: 😂😂😂
Good for him. I hope it doesn’t ruin his life like it has others.
JeffBezos Please Help this kid out before he is cheated out of everything
Wow.
Seems like a humble guy, hopefully he doesn't get burned by any one of the sharks, I mean lawyers, and educates himself on investing...
brave guy for showing himself
Congratulations
komonews Good for him. Do some good with it.
I pray that he makes good investments, pays it forward, and takes care of his family.
Hey cousin!!! Remember that $10 million I let you borrow that time. Yeah, im gonna need that back please😩😩🙌🏾🙌🏾.
That's it. On my cross-country trip this summer, I'm buying a power ball ticket at every small town I hit up for gas. 🙏🏽✨
He should have stayed silent. All States Should keep Winner's Confidential. If Winner's want to announce their win, then it's on them. ☮️
Seems like a great guy! Congrats to him!!
Congratulations Manuel...!
I noticed that he kept reiterating that it was not one of the tickets that he and his girlfriend bought together. Ha aha aha
I bet🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
Good for him but I wish it was me instead!
Nicely done. Good luck. Don’t mess up !
God Bless Him
Congrats n be careful
Good for him.
ShalomOgbonda Congratulations! I sure would love to win a lot of cash like this. Living in an oppressive, tax-happy and backwards state that doesn't have a lottery.
He’s worthy and appears very level headed, love this :)
I would not be putting my identity out there if I was him. Fuckkk that
I’m next.
Congrats to him! Blessed. I hope this enhances his life & the lives of many others. I would say to him: this is plenty of money for one man in a lifetime, make sure you have enough to last you & then say yes often. If u help somebody & they screw it up, u still did a kind thing.
What a lovely young man. He did everything right. Took the time to research and establish a trustworthy legal & financial team to guide him and secure his earnings. The subsequent interest it should earn, if invested properly, will allow security for generations to come.
Now he can afford to fix his bangs
Should have set up a blind trust. Now everyone knows who he is.
'Friends/relatives' will come out of the woodwork.
Congrats! Enjoy, but pay ur taxes! Lol
I’m happy for him. No negative vibes from me.
'Now, about that 38 Million I loaned you...' lol
komonews How great. I hope he does wonderful things with his winnings. Let the money grow him into an even better rich man.
Invest it wisely and watch out for all your unknown friends and relative crawl out of the woodwork.
Hey Manuel, my cash app is $Cook1e. Looking forward to seeing some funds the next couple weeks. Thanks in advance.
Use that money wise papo!
Imagine the girls that didn’t give him the time or day, not even a chance to go on a date! Last laugh
I think I am an 15th cousin. Give me time to get my docs in order.
Be carful young man people will try to con u out of it an congratulations
Good luck for this young man!🙏😊
Good for him. Seems like a humble and genuine guy. Hope he stays that way.
This guy just got a lot better looking 💰💰💰💰💰💵💵💵
Do all the good for all the people u can! Blessings on u!!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Good for him
komonews joshuavandyk
God is good ALL the time! All the glory goes to god! Enjoy!
Good for him!
Finally not some old person with nothing to do with it. Enjoy!
I’m salty 😑😆
komonews Kudos for him.
misstozak Q) When does this guy get laid? A) Anytime he wants.
Good for him. Glad he waited and got financial advisors.
I can see this fella doing well in the Business Industry, if his legal team can guide him well through that.
Wonderful,see how destiny works!God's will prevails.
A BIG Congratulations to the power ball winner. Wow! What it must feel like to answer the question of all questions.....If money were no object...what would you do?...where would you be?....who would you be with?....CONGRATULATIONS!...it is no longer a question for you.
If it couldn't be me, I am glad it is you....good luck
komonews 24?! He looks my age 34 but good for him. Go live it up mane
Well I hope he has plenty of smart and trusting people around him. This is a big burden to shoulder and I wish him well! What I really wish though is that I had won. :-)
:-)
Hooooo my god. I think you’re my lost brother. My late dad told me all about you. Call me 🤙
Now the government takes half of that.
Boy, lucky guy
Can I borrow 10 grand so I can move to California lol?
wait, is this supposed 2 say Billion? How can it B the biggest in U.S. history? I thought someone already won over a billion? Is this a real person? ..anyone know him? Or is it made 2 make us think someone won, & their pocketing it... How much really goes 2 schools, anyway?🙄 .😂
Lucky guy! Invest in automotive battery!
Congratulations. That kind of winning can be overwhelming at any age, but just stay humble and surround urself w those that love u w or w/o $. Many blessings ur way!
He’ll spend it all in less than a year...
I’m happy for you.
He’s gonna have women all over him now lol
I love you man!
Congrats Manuel Franco. I know you will do great things with you fortune. Just keep it real as you will find people advising you within your team. Remember it's still your $$$ and if you don't feel something is right, address it right away. God bless your future. 💰💲💵
Remember me!!i'm u cousin ...!!!!
NewsRadio930 Good for him! Use the money wisely!
Get out of town Go Go Go
Good for him! I hope he does something kind with some of his new fortune and he’s not bugged incessantly trying to enjoy it.
What a coincidence. I just found out he is my long lost cousin.
My long list friend. 😌 I've missed you so much. 😔😔
He’s a 1 target good and bad.
He looks like he has a nasty hangover 😂 probably celebrating too much
😱
The Democrats TheDemocrats will Tax the ... out of him. His dream will vanish.
Has anyone one made sure he’s a legal US citizen
Put away the 700M and blow the 68M
Good good for him.
Best advice is to live like you didnt win,so many people dont know how to handle it
Was hoping Steve Avery's mom was the winner.
Good for him, but at only 24 I hope he has some genuine people in his life to keep him from blowing it all.
Show his pic a yr from now. Probably won't even recognize him. Lol
This is unbelievable.......that that guy is 24?
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