Finally, some good luck for a victim of Hurricane Katrina.
Carl Hunter, 73, who lost two homes in the storm, has won a 97-million-dollar Powerball jackpot.
Hunter owns a small construction company in Metairie outside New Orleans. He picked up what turned out to be the winning ticket when he stopped at a gas station to buy some milk. Claiming the prize Thursday, Hunter says he had some change and used a dollar to buy the ticket.
His wife Dianne says, "It's all about milk."
When he turned in the winning ticket, Carl Hunter became the largest Powerball winner in Louisiana's history. He won the jackpot in January, but the small businessman waited nearly four months to claim the prize.
Hunter is opting for the 34-million-dollar, lump-sum payment, and says, "naturally," he's going to retire, now.
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