72-year-old James Lapeze from East Baton Rouge had his house damaged in August during the Louisiana flood. In an amazing twist of fate, Lapeze won $1 million in the Powerball drawing held on October 1st. How amazing is this?

Lapeze tells KPLC.com "I checked my numbers over and over again. I even had my wife check them because I really couldn’t believe that I won!"

Lapeze matched five of six numbers in the Powerball. He received $700,000 after state and federal tax with-holdings according to Louisiana Lottery.

 

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