Louisiana Powerball $1M winner had no idea she won until a family member tagged her on Facebook
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Charge Up 47 store cashiers Jerry Huggins and Charmaine Jackson hang a new banner to celebrate selling a winning Louisiana Lottery ticket. PHOTO: Louisiana Lottery
Baton Rouge resident Lala Singleton has her sister-in-law to thank for her $1 million Powerball win.
The camera-shy winner is the Louisiana Lottery’s newest millionaire, after winning by matching all five white ball numbers in the June 22 Powerball drawing.
Singleton said she plays the Lottery “every once in a while,” but usually puts her tickets away until she remembers to check them much later.
Singleton purchased her $1 million ticket at Charge Up 47 on Coursey Boulevard in Baton Rouge. The store will receive $10,000 for selling the winning ticket. PHOTO: Google
It wasn’t until her sister-in-law in Connecticut tagged her in a Facebook news article about the Baton Rouge win that she decided to give it a look.
“Once I checked my ticket, I just flipped out!” she explained. “I made my boss and coworkers double check!”
Louisiana has a BRAND NEW millionaire! A $1 million winning #Powerball ticket for Saturday's drawing sold at Charge Up 47 on Coursey Boulevard in Baton Rouge! Check your tickets! DETAILS: https://t.co/JER8sm4IK2 pic.twitter.com/o9rRhykoMY
— Louisiana Lottery (@LALottery) June 24, 2019
SOURCE: Louisiana Lottery Corporation/Twitter
After state and federal taxes were deducted from the prize, Singleton received $710,000. And she has big plans for spending it.
With the help of their financial advisor, the winner and her husband plan to pay off all of their debt and contribute to their children’s college funds.
They also plan to donate to Jumpstart Your Heart – a charity that Mrs. Singleton works closely with.
“It’s been a stressful year,” she explained during her trip to the Louisiana Lottery’s headquarters (above) to claim the prize. “It has just been one thing after another lately… but joy comes in the morning!”
Singleton purchased her lucky ticket at Charge Up 47 in Baton Rouge. The store will receive a 1% bonus or $10,000 for selling the big winning ticket.
The winning numbers for the June 22 Powerball drawing were 03-06-11-14-66 and the Powerball was 21.
The Powerball live Draw and result for June 22, 2019 when Lala Singleton won her $1 million jackpot. VIDEO: Powerball39
