A Washington woman who works at Boeing won a Powerball jackpot after purchasing a ticket once the jackpot reached the magic number of $747 million.
A Washington woman who works at Boeing has been identified as the winner of a Powerball jackpot after purchasing a ticket once the jackpot reached $747 million.
Becky Bell, a Boeing employee from Auburn, Washington, said she “had to buy one more ticket” on February 5 after she saw a sign at a local grocery store indicating the Powerball jackpot had reached $747 million, “747” being the number of one of the airplane manufacturer’s most well-known models, KING 5This coincidence was doubly significant because the company had recently shipped its final 747 now that the model has been phased out in favor of more fuel-efficient models, as the Associated...
The morning after the drawing, she saw a news story about the winning ticket being sold in Auburn and thought, “That could be me,” she said. But she didn’t immediately have time to check her numbers before a 6:20 a.m. meeting.“I’ve never won more than $20 in my life,” said Bell. “So you can imagine my shock when I realized what had just happened. I just broke down and cried.”
KING 5 reported Bell claimed her winnings on Tuesday and opted for a lump sum of $309 million. The outlet noted she has accelerated her retirement plans by a few months, from June to the end of March, and intends to divide her winnings among her family. Fred Meyer, the grocery store that sold the ticket, has donated its $50,000 bonus to a local food bank, per KING 5.
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