20-year- old decides to retire after $451M win

How do you tell your father that you’ve just won $451 million? For 20-yearold Shane Missler, it was over coffee the day after he hit the lottery jackpot.

Missler, from Port Richey, a suburb of Tampa, is the winner of the whopping $451 million Mega Millions prize, the Florida Lottery announced Friday.

He has since retired from his job at a local background screening company, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

Missler bought the quickpick ticket for the Jan. 5 drawing at a 7-Eleven in town; the retailer received a $100,000 bonus, the Lottery said.

According to the Lottery, Missler elected to receive his payment from the fourth-biggest jackpot in the multistate lottery’s 15 years as a one-time lump sum that amounted to just over $280 million. That’s about the net worth of Taylor Swift, according to a Forbes article from 2017, but a touch less than Judge Judy’s.

All lottery winnings are subject to a 25 percent federal tax withholding. Most states also charge taxes, but Florida does not.

“If there is one thing I have learned thus far in my short time on this earth, it is that those who maintain a positive mindset and stay true to themselves get rewarded,” Missler said in a statement quoted by the Times. “I look forward to the future.”

The money will be paid to a trust run by Missler, the Times said. Missler told the paper that he plans to help his family, have some fun along the way, and make sure his financial success extends far into the future.