20 October 2023 , 13:16
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A great-grandmother hit a one-million dollar (£825,000) jackpot in the lottery only five days after retiring.
Susan Maxwell retired from working life on October 1 this year. It only took five days after her retirement that a colossal lottery win made her a millionaire and set her up for the rest of her life.
Ms Maxwell collected the jackpot from the lottery headquarters in Massachusetts on October 6 and is now sitting pretty on the life-changing sum. The Arlington resident won exactly $1 million (£825,000) on a ‘$15,000,000 Money Maker’ scratchcard.
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She bought the ticket in Arlington Convenience store on Massachusetts Avenue in her hometown of Arlington - and the lucky store will now receive a large $10,000 (£8,200) prize for selling the winning ticket. Ms Maxwell chose to take the prize as a one-time payment, meaning she takes home $650,000 (£536,000) before tax.
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Arlington Convenience Store will win $10,000 for selling the winning ticket (Jam Press)With children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Ms Maxwell told lottery officials that she plans to use the winnings on supporting her family financially. “It was just time”, she said of her win, saying that her retirement had nothing to do with it.
Just this month, another woman turned a small lottery win into a huge $170,000 (£140,000) jackpot. Michigan State resident Tammie Pelton played a free game before winning a bonus credit. With the credit, she played on online lotto game and won $100 (£83). She used that prize to buy multiple Powerball tickets, winning the $170,000 (£140,000) landfall.
In July, another Massachusetts man won a million when he was just two weeks from retiring from his role as a truck driver. 65-year-old Paul Bashaw spent $20 (£16.48) on a scratchcard at J&J Variety Convenience store in West Boylston, west of Boston.
The lucky winner didn't tell his colleagues until he had completed his final two weeks of working and was ready to retire - and it was on his final day that he cashed in his lottery ticket for the $1million (£825,830) prize. J&J Variety also won a $10,000 (£8,233) prize for selling him the winning ticket - a '$5,000,000 100x Cashword' ticket
Mr Bashaw said it completed a trio of things he once told his wife would never happen - even though he wanted them to. This included first hitting a hole-in-one during his rounds of golf which he did in 2015 and the New England Patriots winning the Super Bowl which they first did in 2002.
"Now I've hit all three," he reportedly told lottery officials. He plans on spending the money to go on travels during his retirement - and enjoy life outside a vehicle.