The $220 Million Luck Made by a 1-Minute Difference... American Woman Wins Lottery Bought by Mistake

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] A woman in the United States who purchased a different lottery ticket than the one she intended by just one minute won an unexpected fortune of 2 million dollars (approximately 2.225 billion KRW).

According to CNN on the 30th (local time), Elizabeth Johnson from North Carolina tried to buy a lottery ticket for the Wednesday night drawing online last week. However, she missed the 9:57 PM deadline by one minute and mistakenly purchased a ticket for the Saturday drawing instead.

Johnson's mistake turned into unimaginable luck. It was reported that she did not realize she had bought the Saturday drawing ticket by mistake until she received the winning notification.

Regarding her win, Johnson said, "It was an incredible shock," and added, "When I received the winning message, I thought, 'I didn't even enter the drawing.'"

Johnson's winning amount was initially a jackpot of 1 million dollars for matching all five white balls, but a multiplier ball was also drawn, doubling the final amount to a total of 2 million dollars.

After taxes, Johnson received 1,415,001 dollars (approximately 1.57 billion KRW) and said she plans to buy a new house and go on vacation with her family using the winnings. She expressed her joy, saying, "My kids want to go to Disneyland. They've never been before, but now we finally can."

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