“I would, like, buy everything in a store and just give it to kids who are struggling.” Thinking about winning “makes me feel hopeful and happier,” he said. And he thinks of opening a shop to work on motorcycles, buying a house, learning how to make music and buying items for homeless kids. He would open a jobs center, he said, and help clean trash from places where homeless people stay. He dreams about spending the money on helping other homeless people struggling with addiction. Jackson-Strong, who said he is homeless and struggling with drug addiction, noted he rarely buys lottery tickets, but the potential $1.25 billion would be “life changing,” so he paid out $2 on Thursday. Hanson said that if he did win, he might buy property in Hawaii and donate to charities to help save the environment, animals, water, climate and renewable energy.Ĭody Jackson-Strong, 29, also stopped in at the Minneapolis gas station to buy a Mega Millions ticket.
