Despite the well-thought out panda adoption plans you have in place for when you win Powerball, the lottery is for suckers. Unless, of course, you're that rare unicorn that manages to purchase a $58 million ticket
at One Penn Plaza—which is exactly what happened to a mysterious lucky bastard this week.
The quick pick ticket, which would be able to fund decades worth of pandas, was purchased for a buck at a World Books on Tuesday, with the winning numbers 02 - 23 - 32 - 45 - 55, and the Mega Ball was 12. Though the winner has not yet come forward (CHECK YOUR DAMN TICKET), he or she has a year to claim the prize. World Books gets a cushy $10K bonus, too.
This is the fourth recent nationwide jackpot win in the state, and the second for the city—a $136 million ticket purchased in Staten Island still hasn't been claimed, either. But don't be too jealous of these high rollers—lottery winners are notoriously cursed, and pain, suffering, and unflattering photos with giant vanity checks are sure to befall them.
