CLIVE, Iowa (AP) - A northwest Iowa man who bought a Powerball ticket that turned out to be worth $1 million claimed his prize Monday.
Shane Saxen told officials at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive that he usually doesn’t buy a ticket until the jackpot’s really high.
“In this case, I just decided, ‘Why not? I’ll get one,’” Saxen said.
The ticket he bought at a Brew convenience store matched five of the numbers drawn Saturday but missed the Powerball number and the $80 million jackpot.
Saxen, 31, lives in Correctionville and works as a campus security officer at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City. He plans to invest most of his winnings for retirement.
“I’ll probably trade in my vehicle now for a new vehicle,” he said, adding, “I’ll be doing some thinking about what I want to do.”
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