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Charlie Jones

Lottery winner bags $2million but only gets HALF as Government withholds a pile of cash

A not-so-lucky lottery winner saw nearly half his massive $2million jackpot taken from him by the government.

Andrew Bramall of Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, won big when he matched the first five Powerball numbers drawn on February 1.

But after the lucky winner went to cash the ticket he only took home $1,302,000 with more than a third going to the government.

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