Shortly after she left her position at Mercy Medical Center, Mavis Wanczyk received news that changed her life. A colleague took a look at her Powerball - aka the big American lotto - ticket.
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He then announced that she had just won 8.7 million. 'I did not know how to drive anymore,' said the big winner about this unforgettable moment. Mavis had played her ticket by choosing the numbers from family members' anniversary dates. The winner is a mother of two and recently lost her children's father. He died in a car accident last year.
Mavis was already used to "fending for herself" financially but this jackpot will more than slightly improve her situation. Not expecting to win such an amount of money, Mavis will have to take the time to adapt to her new daily life and realize the countless possibilities that come with this money. Mavis only had one chance out of 292 million of finding the six winning numbers.
An obvious first decision for Mavis
'I am still coming down from my cloud and I just want to be me, be alone and be able to decide what I want to do,' said Mavis, who was totally shocked by this unimaginable news. The winner has nevertheless already made a decision by announcing to her employer that she would not come back to work anymore.
Of the 758.7 million earnings, a quarter of the amount will be taken by the US government as an income tax. Mavis has had the choice of acquiring the amount through annual payments for 29 years or in a single payment. Mavis chose the second option and will receive $ 336 million, or £253 million as a lump sum.
