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Liam Buckler

Powerball lottery winner of $29million jackpot nearly lost it ALL thanks to co-worker

A lottery winner who bagged a life-changing $29million Powerball jackpot has revealed he nearly lost it all - after an underage co-worker tried to claim his prize.

Timothy Schultz was 21 when he was working in a petrol station in the Midwest when he decided to purchase a Powerball ticket in 1999 while working with his co-worker Sarah Elder, 20.

He was just over the legal age of being able to purchase a lottery ticket and had sold himself the $1 lucky dip ticket.

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