Scooping a major lottery prize provides you with an opportunity to press the reset button, and live the life you’ve always wanted. That’s exactly what Ashley Eggen intends to do. This Kentucky resident recently collected an impressive $1.000.000 Mega Millions windfall and she’ll use it to build a better life for her small family. You could do the same after the next Powerball Max draw – a life-changing windfall worth $750.000.000 is up for grabs.
Eggen scooped this impressive prize by matching the five main numbers in the Mega Millions draw on October 5th. She was just one number away from hitting the jackpot, but that didn’t stop her from feeling like she’s the luckiest person in the whole world after checking her numbers on Saturday morning.
“I normally look at the Mega Ball number first and saw that wasn’t a match, but then I noticed where I had 28, then 27 and before I knew it, they all matched. I just sat there a minute. I thought, wait a second, that’s a million dollars. I just started screaming,” said Kentucky woman.
Once her 5-year-old son Noah showed up and asked her what’s going on, he also started screaming after hearing the lucky news. The opportunity to provide her kid with everything he ever wanted after years of struggling is the biggest joy of Eggen’s life. They’ll finally be able to move into the house with a basement and a porch – maybe even a pool!
“I am happy, excited, nervous, and most of all thankful. I didn’t think this would ever happen to us. Noah’s going to have a yard to play in and we’ll have a house to call our own,” concluded the fortunate mom.