男子中彩票與好友平分
Man upholds 28-year promise
男子中彩票與好友平分A western Wisconsin man will share his millions in lottery winnings with a longtime friend because of a promise they made to each other 28 years ago.
美國威斯康辛州西部的一名男子將與多年老友平分他的百萬彩票大獎，這一切都源於兩人28年前的一個約定。Friends Tom Cook and Joseph Feeney shook hands in 1992 and promised that if either one of them ever won the Powerball jackpot, they would split the money.
湯姆·庫克和約瑟夫·菲尼這對好朋友在1992年彼此約定，如果任何一人中了強力球頭獎，都會將獎金與對方平分。
That promise came to fruition last month when Cook bought the winning ticket for a $22 million jackpot at Synergy Coop in Menomonie, Wis.
這一承諾上月終於得以兌現，庫克在威斯康辛州梅諾莫尼市Synergy Coop購買的強力球彩票竟中了頭獎，獎金2200萬美元。
When Cook called to give his friend the good news, Feeney couldn't quite believe it.
當庫克打電話告訴好友這個好消息時，菲尼感到難以置信。The men chose the cash option of about $16.7 million, leaving each with nearly $5.7 million after taxes are paid. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in about 292 million.
兩人決定選擇獲得約1670萬美元的現金獎勵，在支付稅金後他們各自能得到近570萬美元。強力球彩票頭獎的中獎概率約爲2.92億分之一。
