Mary and Brian Lohse from Bondurant, Iowa, walked into the Iowa Lottery headquarters on Thursday as a medical technician and attorney, respectively, and parents to three children. But by the time they walked out they joined the new ranks of multi-millionaires of Iowa.
They left the headquarters in a stretch limousine after claiming their prize as sole winners of a $202.1 million Powerball jackpot. Mary Lohse, bought the winning Powerball ticket last week at a local General store where she stopped for gas. The Iowa couple, are the only sole winners of the $202 million jackpot. They chose a one-time lum-sum payment that reduced the gross prize to $129.8 million. After taxes, the couple, collected a check for $90.9 million dollars. .
They told reporters on Thursday that they have plan to pay off their student loans, build a new house and buy new cars. Brian has already got himself a new pair of shoes. They also plan to give some of their winnings to charity, establish their own foundation and donate to their local church and schools.
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