Sometimes a mistake can turn out to be the best decision you ever made.
That’s what happened to a Virginia woman when she mistakenly bought a Powerball ticket instead of another jackpot ticket last month.
According to the Virginia Lottery, Miriam Long went to a CVS pharmacy in Blacksburg in March to purchase a ticket for the estimated $893 million Mega Millions jackpot.
However, she “accidentally” pressed the wrong button and the machine gave her a Powerball Easy Pick ticket.
His numbers, 10-17-20-39-44, matched the first five winning numbers in the March 18 Powerball drawing. The only number he was missing was the Powerball, which was 16.
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“My heart was pounding!” » she told lottery officials. “It’s overwhelming!”
Nonetheless, his mistake ended up earning him a $1 million cash prize.
“This is the best mistake of my life!” she says.
The CVS that sold him the ticket also received a $10,000 prize from the Virginia Lottery, officials said in a statement.
Powerball is played in 45 states, plus Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings take place at 10:59 p.m. EST at the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee.
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