Powerball Winner • NY • 2018
Jackpot (2024$)
$308,000,000
lump sum
Age at Win
42
Construction worker/Carpenter
Won sole $245.6M Powerball jackpot with Quick Pick ticket from Staten Island Stop & Shop
Left ticket on kitchen table and departed for Ocean City, Maryland vacation. Ticket sat unsecured for one week.
After returning from vacation and seeing news reports, checked numbers online. Verified twice, secured in safety deposit box.
Claimed via The Sea & Sand Trust at Resorts World Casino, Queens. Cash option: $147.8M pre-tax, ~$99.3M after taxes.
FBI arrested Jason Kurland, Christopher Chierchio (Genovese ties), Frankie Russo (Colombo family), and Frank Smookler for wire fraud
Mangal testified as star witness against Kurland in Eastern District of New York
Bought $4M mansion in Armonk, NY - proof of substantial fund recovery through restitution
Jason Kurland sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for stealing over $100M from lottery winner clients
"I was grocery shopping and knew the Powerball jackpot was big. I decided that was a good time to buy my tickets."
"I like working."
"If I did not know them two weeks ago, I do not know them today."
"I checked it, put it away, checked it the next day, and put it in a safety deposit box."
Left the winning ticket on his kitchen table for a WEEK while vacationing in Ocean City, Maryland. Upon return, he saw news reports that the winner had not come forward. Checked numbers online, verified twice, then immediately secured it in a safety deposit box. Claimed 7 weeks later via "The Sea & Sand Trust" at Resorts World Casino - named for his vacation that nearly made him miss the deadline.