A newsstand in Manhattan advertises the Powerball, in New York City, on September 5. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The Missouri winner who won half of the nearly $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot has come forward to claim his massive prize, according to Missouri Lottery.

The man, who the lottery did not identify, held one of two tickets sold that matched all the numbers on the September 6 drawing of the $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot, the second-largest US lottery jackpot ever won.

The man, who described himself as a homebody, said he’s looking forward to taking time off and spending time with his wife, according to a Missouri Lottery news release.

“I’m just going to do me for a year,” he said, while claiming his prize at Missouri Lottery headquarters in Jefferson City. “The perfect d

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