Sometimes a mistake can end up being the best decision you ever made.
That is what happened to a woman in Virginia 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 buy a ticket for the estimated $893 million Mega Millions jackpot.
However, she "accidentally" pushed the wrong button, and the machine gave her a Powerball Easy Pick ticket.
Her numbers, 10-17-20-39-44, resulted in matching the first five winning numbers of the March 18 Powerball drawing. The only number she missed was the Powerball, which was 16.
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“My heart was pounding!” she told lottery officials. “It’s overwhelming!”
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Nevertheless, her mistake ended up netting her a $1 million cash prize.
“It’s the best mistake of my life!” she said.
The CVS that sold her 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, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. EST at the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee.
