Jamaican truck driver in Brooklyn won $293 million Powerball jackpot

Dave Johnson, a Brooklyn-based truck driver, is the sole winner of the near $300 milllion Powerball jackpot.NBC New York

NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) – The Brooklyn man who is the newest Powerball millionaire is also the third consecutive Powerball jackpot winner from New York.

Dave Johnson, a truck driver and an immigrant from Jamaica, resided in East New York, was introduced at an event at the Resorts World Casino in Queens on Friday. He had the winning ticket for the Dec. 26, 2018, drawing worth $298.3 million.

“I can’t even eat. I start and can’t finish my food,” Johnson said. “I’m happy with joy inside.”

When asked if he will take his cash and move out of New York to find that house, he said, “Nah, nah, nah, nah. New York is my place, I ain’t going nowhere.”

Although he said he “quit right away.”

He elected to claim his winnings as a lump sum of about $180 million. After withholdings, Johnson will go home with about $114 million.

The winning numbers for the Dec. 26 drawing were 5, 25, 38, 52, 67 and Powerball 24.

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