Până ieri, Merle Butler (65 de ani) şi Patricia (64 de ani), soţia lui, erau doi pensionari obişnuiţi din SUA. Aveau o viaţă liniştită, dar nu puteau spune că-i dau banii afară din casă. Situaţia s-a schimbat radical, însă, după ce au fost anunţaţi că sunt câştigătorii unui premiu fabulos.
Cei doi americani din statul Illinois au câştigat la loterie suma de 218.666.667 de dolari, cu un bilet care a costat doar 3 dolari. Şi ca de obicei, măcar unul dintre norocoşi a crezut că este vorba de o glumă. ”Când i-am spus soţiei că am câştigat marele premiu, s-a uitat la mine zâmbind şi m-a rugat să renunţ la glume. A trebuit să-i mai zic o dată, şi încă o dată, ca să o conving că vorbeam cât se poate de serios”, a declarat Merle Butler.
Fericiţilor câştigători le va rămâne suma de ”numai” 110.000.000 de dolari, după ce din valoarea brută a premiului (218.666.667 de dolari) va fi plătit impozitul datorat statului american, dar nici măcar asta nu a putut umbri bucuria soţilor Butler.
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/280_b6b337ff1f4b58b259eb968e725931aa.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/280_0d93c82af9728d5f8d1d619ffdfc5e10.webp)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/280_b619c24f241ba09d20213fdaf5498404.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/280_708ff8d30b4bf16b2998b00e24e99cd5.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/280_49f5a968546ef6bc3c5ff1152f097bc7.jpg)
![A îmbrăcat doar o salopetă din plasă! Loredana Groza, apariție fără inhibiții la 56 de ani: «Mâine nu e o nouă zi» [GALERIE FOTO]](https://mediacdn.libertatea.ro/unsafe/425x275/smart/filters:format(webp):contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/280_f23a98d007439d66615a59f4fb74f135.jpg)
:quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/276_f6faa782b88646fe6ae801439a23a700.png)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/206_fb19a636ce8109cb78f2d1706985a5f6.jpeg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/278_9078f98b3da396a90460902bfc77af32.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/50_a276681cee76e3a38118ff32ec431b0a.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/281_d349925b10067b61941cc3defe23877d.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/153_3ce8d29a3a9aed703ed37a0dd7d06689.jpg)
![Iulia Pârlea, apariție incendiară pe plajă! Prezentatoarea PRO TV a pozat fără inhibiții, iar fanii au reacționat imediat: „Ești superbă!” [GALERIE FOTO]](https://mediacdn.libertatea.ro/unsafe/425x275/smart/filters:format(webp):contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/233_c8d13627494bbc0eda8da60f9c60f86b.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/253_48f939a9d64b8f57b982f631c263381d.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/197_b953239c4d90322e503efca7ce04aa61.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/284_9f1887f9add3335b51d92844cd9bb50c.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/275_2e2dcbc8ca2fdd1df34e99d9ccaa0b04.jpeg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/274_ab20877a897ee99dcdfeb8f6999d64b8.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/274_b3a9d0ca265f05416d05cfd9024cf7bb.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/288_673a0cd5bfc061819c617bcb11fabfd0.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/16_763eae4baf389e7c42db683b31733b12.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/204_d42f5a5e22759f05f57860a577517ad0.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/204_3cf80ebf1e6ddc8f78f6db77a4437050.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/dominic-fritz-le-a-cerut-timisorenilor-sa-iasa-la-protest-dupa-decizia-ccr-prin-care-isi-poate-pierde-mandatul-de-primar.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/dominic-fritz-presedinte-usr-foto-cristian-otopeanu-e1773091470964.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/larisa-spataru-ispita-feminina-insula-iubirii-2026-antena-1.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/alina-puscas-vacanta.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/172_4416a3d91f668b45f8ad1042f83c4a20.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/172_9836b11d718d893b965a5118a4a5a34a.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/179_9279386746e8a88b85c1902cd44c7d4f.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/179_ea7dcd5d0b2ed441898d8b07d4f389ec.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/289_e8848784896df3258066d5a424db1393.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/206_53842845dae0d0a7a747aa1098c1150a.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://www.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/feed/images/255_e999094a569256c6b07cf12bde2b1f12.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/femeie-vinde-cald-pe-masina.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/medic-rezident-s-a-sinucis-foto-envato-scaled.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ion-bogdan-codorean-2.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/turisti-in-lift.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/medic-din-tulcea-oncohematolog-pediatru-sapa-gropi.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ora-de-iarna-2026-cand-se-schimba-ora.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cum-se-congeleaza-dovleceii.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mancare-fierbinte-in-frigider.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/verdeturi-congelate.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/magazin-lidl.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/aer-conditionat-temperatura.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/barbat-italia.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/parang6-copy.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/nicusor-dan-fitch-e1785573694612.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/vot-parlament-shutterstock-scaled.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ilie-bolojan-conferinta-de-presa-03.jpg)
:contrast(8):quality(75)/https://static4.libertatea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/donald-trump-stanga-si-kim-jong-un-in-marja-summitului-de-la-hanoi-foto-profimedia-e1786996691521.jpg)
Loghează-te în contul tău pentru a adăuga comentarii și a te alătura dialogului.