A woman from New York wins Million Dollars Jackpot

A woman by name Viola has won $169m mega million Jackpot

She is a homemaker from Staten Island, New York won the lottery after her husband purchased the ticket with a $1 extra cash which turned out to be the winner

Her husband bought $20 worth of Powerball tickets at a Staten Island convenience store and then used an extra dollar to purchase a Mega Millions ticket.

“He had one dollar left in his pocket and here’s the $1,” Viola said at a press conference yesterday, pointing to her $169 million check. “Dollar and a dream, right?" She added.

Viola told lottery officials she “almost had a heart attack” when she saw the next morning that her ticket was a winner.

“I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing, so I asked my husband to come over to look. He just kept looking at the screen three or four times, and he was in shock too,” she said, according to the New York Lottery.

Viola created a limited liability company to secure her winnings. She also chose to receive her Mega Millions money in a lump sum, giving her a total of $64,796,160 after taxes, according to lottery officials.

“It’s surreal, but exciting and wonderful at the same time,” Viola said. “I’ve thought about my plans, and I want to make some investments and just be secure for the future.”

The current Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $415 million, or $286 million in cash, making it the third largest jackpot in the game’s history, according to lottery officials.