Man who took vow of poverty wins the lottery
It is the largest jackpot ever won in the Tennessee Lottery but the man with the winning $259 million Powerball ticket plans to use most of the money to support the performing arts.
Roy Cockrum of Knoxville - also known as Brother Roy - took a vow of poverty when he joined The Society of Saint John the Evangelist, an Episcopal religious community in Massachusetts. He left the monastic order in 2009 and moved back to Knoxville to take care of his elderly parents.
