“Living the American dream”: Taylor man wins $2M Powerball prize
Didier Biongo, 52, won $2 million on the Michigan Powerball drawing on Sept. 29.
TAYLOR, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Taylor man told the Michigan Lottery that he felt like he was "living the American dream" after he claimed a $2 million prize from a Powerball drawing at the end of September.
Didier Biongo matched five white balls – 02-07-11-17-32 – in the Sept. 29 drawing. That alone won him $1 million. But he said yes to the Powerplay, doubling his winnings to $2 million.
"I like the Powerball game and play it frequently," said Biongo. "I checked my ticket at a retailer a few days after the drawing and got a message to visit a claim center, so I checked the winning numbers.
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The 52-year-old man bought his ticket at the Mobil gas station on Pelham Road in Taylor. He visited Lottery headquarters in Lansing to claim his prize - after verifying it multiple times.
"When I saw I had matched five numbers and won $2 million, I didn’t believe it. I scanned my ticket at least 10 more times to be sure I had actually won."
Biongo plans to buy a new house and then invest what's left as he lives out the "American dream".
"Being from Africa originally, winning feels like I am truly living the American dream. It’s a dream come true," said Biongo.