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Jackpot Winner Lucked Out Just In Time For Christmas
posted (December 15, 2017)
What would you do with half a million dollars with 10 days to go before Christmas? That's the happy dilemma facing one lucky Belize City resident Jose Sosa, who beat the odds and won the jackpot of $486,000 dollars.

It's one of the biggest jackpots ever, and Sosa becomes only the second winner for 2017.

But he didn't want to advertise his new wealth, and asked to appear off camera. Fantasy Five PR Karil Wallace told us that they knew a winner was out there, and were waiting for him to appear:

Karil Wallace, Public Relations Officer
"After the draw had taken place at 8:00 we ran our tables and realized that someone had won. We realized after a little while after that the ticket was from Belize City."

"So we were hoping that the person would come in the next day because that is the norm but the person had come in today so he is here to claim his winnings. After taxes, he takes home $413,100. That is after taxes. That is how much he gets after the taxes."

Jose Sosa, Fantasy 5 Winner
"Yea I usually buy. I have been buying this number for a year now."

"I went to check the next day because I heard somebody won and when I checked the ticket I realized I won."

"I took long to come and collect it because I at the same time I could not believe it. I had to grasp it a little bit."

"I will pay off my house, my kid's education, and I will bank up the rest."

Fantasy 5 usually resets their jackpot at $150,000 but in the spirit of Christmas, they will be reloading it at $200,000.

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