JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KTVI) – A self-described “homebody” who came forward to claim half of a $1.78 billion Powerball jackpot prize says he's already making plans to live his best life.
“I’m going to just do me for a year,” the anonymous Missouri resident said, per a press release from the Missouri Lottery. “I’m like a homebody. The perfect day is sitting at home doing what I do — relaxing."
The man's wife, too, will spend less time at work, he told the Missouri Lottery. He expects she'll want to travel with their newfound freetime — though he didn't exactly sound too excited about it.
"She's going to drag me out of town now."
The jackpot-winner came forward as the owner of a winning ticket (one of two) that matched all the numbers of the Sept. 6 drawing: 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with a