Powerballs First Millionaire of the Year for 2023 named as Gary Krigbaum after sweet proposal at
THE first millionaire of 2023 was named as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin' Eve just after midnight.
Gary Krigbaum from North Carolina will take home a million dollars on the first day of the year.
His daughter, Sarah, accepted the award for him on the program hosted by Ryan Seacrest.
The promotion is an annual tradition with 29 finalists.
Krigbaum is the first North Carolina resident to become Powerball’s first millionaire of the year.
Another finalist, Jared Jank, from Minnesota didn’t win the million dollars but still found something to celebrate.
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Jank proposed to his girlfriend on the program and won the hearts of many on social media with his mullet.
He posed with new fiancée Alicia Baillie after the sweet engagement earlier in the night.
“So proud of my brother-in-law for being a Powerball finalist, proposing to his girlfriend and rocking the best mullet in Times Square tonight,” said Jank’s brother-in-law, Joe Kane, on Twitter.
Viewers also chimed in on social media, with one saying: "I wanted the guy with the mullet to win Powerball."
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The 2022 winner was Brian Mineweaser, 49 of Pennsylvania.
The Chester County dad of four said he planned to use the money for his kids' college tuition.
In 2021 and 2020, Carlos Mabry of Washington, D.C. and Blaine Marston from Maine were named the $1million winners.
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