This Mistake Led Woman to Win $2 Million Powerball Jackpot

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A Virginia woman made a mistake while buying her lottery tickets online that accidentally left her with 50 tickets for a single Powerball drawing – and a $2 million jackpot.

Betty Wong of McLean told Virginia Lottery officials she plays Mega Millions and Powerball regularly. She usually buys a single ticket for multiple drawings at one time.

But while buying her ticket online for the January 13 Powerball, Wong says she accidentally bought 50 quick-pick tickets for a single drawing, rather than one ticket for multiple drawings.

One of those tickets matched the first five numbers drawn: 4-19-23-25-49, missing only the Powerball number, 14. Wong spent an extra dollar to get the Power Play option for the ticket, which boosted her prize from $1 million to $2 million.

Wong says she was shocked when she found out she won.

“I thought I misread the numbers, so I woke up my husband,” she said.

Wong and her husband ended up staying up the rest of the night because they were too excited to sleep.

Wong said the winnings will allow her to take care of her family.

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