( CNN ) -- No , some guy named Daniels on Facebook did n't win the Powerball lottery . And , no , he 's not really giving anyone $ 1 million of his winnings . But that did n't stop a doctored photo claiming just that from becoming possibly the most-shared image in the site 's history . In the photo , posted on the social-media ubersite Thursday night , a grinning man identified as Nolan Daniels holds up a Powerball ticket with the correct numbers for the massive $ 588 million jackpot awarded Wednesday . The caption that went along with it was the stuff of get-rich-quick daydreams : `` Looks like I wo n't be going to work EVER ! ! ! ! Share this photo and I will give a random person 1 million dollars ! '' And share they did . By Monday morning , more than 2 million people had clicked in hopes of a windfall . The problem , of course , being that the numbers on the ticket were out of sequence -- a tip-off that the image had been doctored . And it did n't help when the two holders of actual winning tickets were found . Neither ticket belonged to Daniels , although one winner , like Daniels , is from the Phoenix area . The photo , which is the only publicly shared item on Daniels ' page , had gotten more than 27,000 comments by Monday morning . More than three days after the original post , some commenters were still oblivious to the hoax . `` You have given a lot of people hope at a wonderful time of year , what a kind and generous thing to do ! '' one user wrote . `` Merry Christmas to you and your family ! '' But most had taken a harsher turn , ranging from `` Ha ! Ha ! You got us '' to angrier fare . `` What a JERK ... this is FAKE ! ! ! ! '' someone wrote . `` All I can say is KARMA ! ! ! ! '' The story first gained traction on social media , then took off when the Savannah ( Georgia ) Morning News published an article Friday on the activity surrounding Daniels ' Facebook page . A man claiming to be Daniels ' brother then left a comment on the Morning News ' site , discrediting the accuracy of the photo . `` Even though most knew it was fake , people hang onto the most slim opportunities for some luck , some hope ... , '' wrote Derek Daniels in the post . `` I hope people were able to shake it off . I 'm sure the vast majority did . The idea of someone winning and then sharing in a second lottery is touching . Too bad ... this was n't the case . '' The Morning News contacted Derek Daniels , who told the newspaper his brother Nolan is a 35-year-old software engineer . He thinks his brother was just seeking attention , according to the paper . `` I think he craves the love from people , '' he said Saturday in a follow-up article published by the newspaper . `` He did this to make himself feel better . '' Nolan Daniels did not immediately respond to a message on Facebook on Monday seeking comment for this report . Among the comments on his Facebook photo were at least dozens that recounted stories of personal hardship , from people with disabilities to tales of children diagnosed with terminal diseases . That , Derek Daniels said in his post , may be where a prank went too far . With 2 million-plus shares , the image may be the most-shared item in the eight-year history of Facebook . A photo of President Barack Obama hugging his wife , Michelle , posted after his re-election victory last month , received 581,000 shares . And Facebook 's most-shared item last year was a New York Times photo gallery of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami . It was shared about 600,000 times . A Facebook representative did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment .
Bogus lottery photo shared 600,000 times on Facebook . Man claimed he had won $ 588 million Powerball and would share . Facebook 's brother to newspaper : `` I think he craves love '' last year most shared item on Prankster got 2 million shares .