An Iowa woman whose home was destroyed in a tornado won a $2 million Powerball prize, which she said will make it possible for her and her husband to finish building a new house.
Tammy Gordy said that she and her husband Steve lost their home in April 2001, when the Wapello County area was hit hard by a tornado. The project to rebuild has been"on hold for a few years," she saidThe new funds will also allow the couple to have some upgrades, Gordy said.
Gordy told the Iowa Lottery that she had logged into the organization's mobile app on Sunday, June 25, to check the results of some tickets she had, and was amazed by how high her winnings were. She had bought a single easy-pick ticket from an area Hy-Vee, and added a multiplier option, so even though she only had five matching numbers, her $1 million dollar prize was doubled. It was the only one in the area to win $2 million in that drawing, the lottery said.
"I called my boss and told him that I needed to take Monday and Tuesday off because I won $2 million on the Powerball," she said."And so he says, 'Well, congratulations, if you're not April Foolin' me!'"
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