Tonight 74 year old Cordell Rhaburn is the lucky fantasy 5 winner. The elderly man made his way from Crooked Tree this morning into the city to collect his winning cheque of three hundred and seventy seven thousand, five hundred dollars. It was an unexpected win, and Rhaburn told us why he took almost 2 weeks to claim his prize.
Cordell Rhaburn
"I just took my time."
Marion Ali, reporter
"You had to process the winning?"
Cordell Rhaburn
"Yeah, I just waited a while and see what's going on."
Monica Bodden
"So, you knew you were the winner?"
Cordell Rhaburn
"Yeah, I already have it budgeted; I am going to put some apart for my children and use some to finish my house."
"I just bought the ticket. The night when the number was going to play I put on Channel 22 and before the guy started to put out the numbers the electricity went off, so the next day I went to Orange Walk and I ask the guy for the numbers and when I got home I check it and it was all there."
Marion Ali, reporter
"What was your reaction?"
Cordell Rhaburn
"It's no problem; I don't get excited for things like this."
Monica Bodden
"You are a regular player for Fantasy 5?"
Cordell Rhaburn
"I am playing for about 6 months now."
Marion Ali, reporter
"This is the first time you've been lucky?"
Cordell Rhaburn
"First time."
After taxes were deducted, Rhaburn walked away with three hundred and twenty thousand, eight hundred and seventy five dollars. The jackpot now returns to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
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