A winner of the Jamaican Super Lotto collected his winnings whilst wearing a scream mask. The winner going by the name of A. Campbell decided to wear a mask from the Scream movie in order to keep his identity anonymous.
Protecting His Identity
His decision to remain anonymous is due to the high crime rates in Jamaica and not wanting to become a target for thieves. He also didn’t want to be hounded by family and friends for handouts.The gentleman who won the life changing sum of money shared his plans for his new found fortune. He intends on doing much more than simply living of the winnings. He does have plans in the near future to move to a nice apartment. He also has a small business with modest success, he plans to inject some cash into his business to increase growth and revenue.
How did he win?
The gentleman won $180,900,000 JA Dollars which equates to approximately £1,000,000. Mr. Campbell also waited a nail biting 54 days before collecting his winnings, so as not to arouse suspicion of his winnings.Mr. Campbell describes the moment he discover he won:’Normally, I would write down the numbers from the [televised] draw, eat and then go and check my numbers,’ he said.’I looked at my ticket [that night] and ran into my bathroom and said: “I won! I won!”It was the moment that would change his life forever.