84-Year-Old Woman Claims $590 Million Lottery Jackpot

Imagine being one of her kids

The winner of last month's $590 million Powerball jackpot is an 84-year-old woman from Zephyrhills, Fla.

Florida Lottery officials made the announcement Wednesday after Gloria C. Mackenzie came forward to claim the prize. They say Mackenzie took the single lump-sum payment of about $370.9 million before taxes.

Officials say she is the largest sole lottery winner in U.S. history. She did not speak to reporters outside lottery headquarters, leaving in a silver Ford Focus with family members.

Comments

[Paul.]

Oh motherfucker! Goddamnit!

[A Serious Man]

I'll get busy on writing a the screenplay for a black Coen Brothers comedy about the family that suddenly finds themselves interested in their matriarch.

[Scott S.]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[Tejicano]

In cases like these I expect the IRS immediately opens folders on all known relatives to track any unreported cash transfers or unusual financial activity. I suspect they frown on the person who won making extraordinarily large cash withdrawals. Must suck living under that floodlight.