When a US
Powerball player from Tipton County, Indiana, discovered her numbers had
delivered a $2 million win in Last Saturday's drawing she was so overcome with
emotion she claimed her prize with tears in her eyes.
Buffy
Calvert bought her winning ticket from the Speedway filling station at 405 E. Jefferson Street, Tipton, and was one
of seven players who managed to match five numbers, but failed to get the Powerball
in the $60 million draw on Saturday, March 1.
Calvert's
five lucky numbers would normally have reaped a $1 million win, but she got
double the money because she invested an extra dollar and added the Power Play
option to her ticket.
The
grandmother of seven never thought to check her ticket until Wednesday when she
rounded off a grocery shopping trip by going for a soda with her daughter. The
soda bubbles jogged her memory and Calvert finally had her Powerball numbers
checked.
When the
clerk told Calvert her numbers had produced a bigger win than he could
pay out she thought she may have won a few hundred dollars, but never dreamed
her estimate was so many zeros short of the truth.
When the
claims manager at the Hoosier Lottery Headquarters in Indianapolis told Calvert
how much she had really won she couldn't believe it and got so emotional her
claims manager ended up in tears as well.
"This
is an unforgettable moment and an unforgettable day,” Calvert said, before
stating she would invest a lot of the money and was looking forward to making
some charitable donations.
The US Powerball is a multi-state draw that offers a minimum jackpot of $40 million. Numbers are drawn on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 22:59 (EST).
