Quirky World ... Work, relaxation in the pipeline for lottery winner

USA: A Staten Island plumber who’s won a $136m (€121m) Powerball jackpot says he wants to keep working — but also plans to “relax a little more”.

Quirky World ... Work, relaxation in the pipeline for lottery winner

Anthony Perosi, 56, left his March 14 ticket pinned to the wall behind a basement pipe for six weeks.

A friend had told him where the winning ticket had been purchased, but she thought a teacher had won. So he took his time checking the numbers, which he’d chosen randomly.

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