The occasion of Christmas turned out to be more than just a celebration for a woman residing in the United States. Life took a surprising turn, when a woman won a lottery worth Rs 16.66 crore. A woman, identified as Pamela V, in Washington DC was gifted a Powerball ticket by her husband for Christmas. According to the DC Lottery, the woman has won a $2 million jackpot.
The player’s husband had purchased the lottery ticket at the Capitol Hill Safeway on 14th Street SE, reports suggest. The couple found out on December 25 that the ticket had secured the $2 million jackpot in the December 2 drawing.
“We are elated to find out we won, it’s life-changing. We have kids in college so this will definitely help with college tuition,” said Pamela after winning the lottery. She further mentioned that additional plans for the money may involve a Caribbean vacation and setting aside savings for the future.
According to the officials, the prize marks the DC Lottery’s highest Powerball prize in 2023.
“We are thrilled to welcome Pamela as the newest member of the DC Lottery Millionaire’s Club. It’s an exciting time for her and her family and this win is also a boost to local business. The lottery retailer who sold this winning ticket is set to receive a $10,000 commission,” said Executive Director Frank Suarez as quoted by NDTV.
According to a release, the $2,000,000 prize-winning Powerball ticket was purchased at the Capitol Hill Safeway located at 415 14th Street SE, for the drawing held on Saturday, December 2, 2023. The winning numbers for this drawing were white balls 28, 35, 41, 47, 60, and red Powerball 3. The Power Play multiplier was 2x. This Powerball “Match 5 + Power Play 2x” win was achieved by matching five winning numbers with the Power Play option, which doubled the $1,000,000 prize for matching five numbers.
A while ago, a German woman’s life took an unforeseen turn when she stumbled upon a 2-year-old lottery ticket while cleaning her house for Christmas. According to the report by the New York Post, the woman had participated in the Lotterie Super 6 in February 2021, only to forget about it entirely. It wasn’t until the holiday season that she uncovered the ticket in a desk drawer. To her astonishment, the ticket turned out to be a winner, bringing her a windfall of $110,000 (approximately Rs 91,61,449) as prize money.
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