弗吉尼亚州一名男子中了1000万美元的彩票头奖,他将其归功于大自然和没能美化庭园的一天。
A Virginia man credits mother nature and an abandoned day of landscaping with his $10 million lottery jackpot win.
阿米利亚法院的查尔斯·马丁向《弗吉尼亚彩票》透露,前几天晚上下班回家他开始割草,但不久之后天开始下雨,他不得不停止了劳动。
Charles Martin of Amelia Courthouse told the Virginia Lottery he got home from work on a recent evening and began to mow the lawn but had his efforts stopped short when it began to rain.
马丁把割草机收了起来,去了他最喜欢的便利店,在那里随手买了一些刮刮乐彩票。
Martin put his lawn mower away and headed to his favorite convenience store, where he bought a few scratch-off lottery tickets.
其中一种彩票称为Extreme Millions。
One of those tickets was called Extreme Millions.
马丁说道:“我刮开彩票,看见数字后,心脏病差点发作了!”
"I scratched it and I about had a heart attack!" Martin said.
他的彩票中了一千万美元。而获得这一最高奖金的几率是1/2937600。
His ticket was $10 million winner. The staggering odds of winning that top prize are 1 in 2,937,600.
随后他把中奖彩票拿给店主看,店主看完说道:“啊,这张票太牛了,因为我根本兑不起!”
He took it to the store owner who scanned it and said, "Oh, it must be a good one because I can't pay it!"
9月12日,马丁回到店里,领取了来自《弗吉尼亚彩票》的支票。
On September 12, Mr. Martin returned to the store to receive his check from the Virginia Lottery.
他有两种选择:一种是30年分期拿到全部的1000万美元,另一种是一次性现金,缴税后为6570302美元。最终他选择了一次性现金。
He had a choice of taking the full $10 million over 30 years or a one-time cash option of $6,570,302 before taxes. He chose the cash option.