Worlds luckiest plumber almost missed out on his $38M …

Hes flush with cash.

A Staten Island plumber vowed to keep snaking drains and unclogging toilets as he claimed a $136 million Powerball jackpot on Thursday, but not until he does some adventure travel in upstate New York.

I definitely, definitely will never change, said Anthony Perosi, 56, who bought the $2 ticket on March 14 at the 7-Eleven on Page Avenue in Staten Islands Charleston section.

The plumber, who has played the lottery twice a week for years, plans to keep his day job but wants to take time to see the great outdoors.

New York state, Buffalo. The woods, Perosi said, when asked where he planned to travel.

The plumber split the loot with his son 70-30. Perosi is taking a lump sum of $38,612,055 after taxes, while his kid is raking in $16,548,023 after taxes.

Perosi didnt know he was a winner until weeks after the Powerball drawing thanks to a bit of bad information.

Stopping in for a Coors Light and pizza at the Jimmy Max restaurant, he was mistakenly told by his bartender that the winning ticket had been bought at the 7-Eleven but that a teacher had already claimed the prize.

Hopefully, it was someone we know, the bartender, Sandy Smarch, who also works as a plumbers apprentice, recalled telling Perosi.

Without even checking the numbers, Perosi tucked away the golden ticket in a stash he keeps behind a pipe in his basement.

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