Who could have won the $ 731 million Powerball super lottery last January in the United States? The question intrigued many curious, but especially those of the small town of Lonaconing, which has 1,200 souls in Maryland. Because this is where the winning ticket, the biggest jackpot ever seen in the state and the fifth largest in the country, was issued, reports the Washington Post in mid-June. And since then, the whole city is in turmoil, because the winner has still not made himself known. And that is his right, under the law in force in this eastern American state.
But rumors are rife, and residents are eager for the identity of the winner (s) to be known. Because such a gain fuels many hopes in this former mining town, which coal and industry have supported for many years, but which has slowly faded since the end of these activities. According to the American daily, some in Lonaconing would like a part of the money earned to be donated by the winners for the benefit of the town and its residents: to clean the water that sometimes rises from the old mines in the cellars of the inhabitants , or to rehabilitate certain streets and businesses.
An anonymous letter designates a couple in their seventies
The announcement of the winning ticket even drew curious people from across the country, from Georgia to Arkansas to Ohio, with some demanding that a small portion of the money be given to them to help their families. families to survive the crisis, an illness or to go on a trip. In the village market, discussions often revolve around the mysterious identity of this or these winner (s). And according to the director, “some are starting to be impatient” because they would like the money to serve the municipality, which has a poverty rate of 24%, or twice the national rate.
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Some seem to have a little idea of the mysterious identity of the victors, but have no proof. An anonymous letter even surfaced which designated two well-known septuagenarians of the 1,200 inhabitants of Lonaconing. A letter that even poisoned their lives, and to which they had to respond by stating that no, they had not become millionaires with the winning lottery. Some still don’t believe it. But for others, if no resident’s lifestyle changes, then the identity of the winners may remain unknown for a long time to come. As one of the city’s traders told the Washington Post: “One day we’ll find out who won this winning ticket … when they leave the city for good.”
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