As AOL News reports Virginia man working as a carpenter who never had a lot of money but won a lottery jackpot worth up to $200 million decided to keep his winning a secret and did not come forward for 5 months until he was able to be advised by an estate planning attorney and financial advisor.
The winner, Steve Williams, announced that he will continue at his same job as a carpenter after winning the 2nd largest lottery amount in Virginia history.
Based on the time value of money he decided to accept $125 million dollar cash payout now instead of having taken $200 million spread out over 26 years. After taxes his payout will be around $88.9.