Laos-born man with cancer wins $1.3bn in Powerball
He chose to take his winnings as a lump sum of $422m after taxes to be shared evenly with his wife and a friend.
“Now I can bless my family and hire a good doctor for myself,” he said.
“My life has been changed,” Mr Saephan told CBS affiliate KOIN, revealing that he had prayed to God for help.
He added that he now wanted to buy a dream family house, and would continue playing Powerball.
“I might get lucky again.”
CBS is the BBC’s media partner in America.
Mr Saephan – who has been undergoing chemotherapy for the past eight years – said that he, his wife and the friend had teamed up to buy more than 20 Powerball tickets for the 7 April draw.
