A Connecticut mother of six has stepped forward to claim a $1 million Powerball ticket—with numbers that were comprised of a combination of her kids’ birthdays.
“I really don’t play that often and I only had a couple dollars on me,” Johanna Moreno told Connecticut Lottery, as reported by the Hartford Courant. “I’m just in shock, I couldn’t believe it.”
Moreno got the ticket at the North Elm Mobil in Torrington. She saw the winning numbers on Facebook.
“It’s been difficult lately, but now I plan to get a car, a house for the kids and go to school,” Moreno added. “I’m very thankful—it’s a blessing.”
“I (had to) go to the car, my ticket was in the car! I knew the numbers right away,” Moreno told NBC Connecticut.
Powerball jackpot winner Mavis Wanczyk of Chicopee, Mass.. Screenshot via YouTube/CBS Boston
