California nurse told she won Powerball, but was a prank, A anniversary bankrupt out at a California nursing home afterwards a artisan was told she was one of the Powerball winners — but it angry out to be a prank, ancestors said Thursday.
The heartwarming adventure unraveled hours afterwards a ambassador at the Park Avenue Health & Wellness Center in Pomona told reporters the staffer was a newly-minted millionaire.
David Levy, the nursing home’s administrator, said the ability was abuzz Wednesday night afterwards the woman accustomed a alarm from her son adage she was the winner.
The nurse’s son went so far as to forward her a account of what he said was the acceptable ticket, Levy said. The woman went home cerebration she was a affiliate of the 1 percent — alone to acquisition out her son was alone badinage around, the babe said.
The camp about-face of contest came a day afterwards action admiral appear that three humans won the ballsy $1.6 billion jackpot — in California, Tennessee and Florida.
None of the winners accept claimed their tickets, action admiral said.
Before the nurse’s adventure was agape down, California action agent Russ Lopez said he was acclaim for the assistant to be a winner.
"I absolutely achievement it's her. That would be a abundant story," said California Action agent Russ Lopez.
“But Twitter is traveling crazy with affected tickets, and humans accept to yield claims with some skepticism until we verify the winner.”
The heartwarming adventure unraveled hours afterwards a ambassador at the Park Avenue Health & Wellness Center in Pomona told reporters the staffer was a newly-minted millionaire.
David Levy, the nursing home’s administrator, said the ability was abuzz Wednesday night afterwards the woman accustomed a alarm from her son adage she was the winner.
The nurse’s son went so far as to forward her a account of what he said was the acceptable ticket, Levy said. The woman went home cerebration she was a affiliate of the 1 percent — alone to acquisition out her son was alone badinage around, the babe said.
The camp about-face of contest came a day afterwards action admiral appear that three humans won the ballsy $1.6 billion jackpot — in California, Tennessee and Florida.
None of the winners accept claimed their tickets, action admiral said.
Before the nurse’s adventure was agape down, California action agent Russ Lopez said he was acclaim for the assistant to be a winner.
"I absolutely achievement it's her. That would be a abundant story," said California Action agent Russ Lopez.
“But Twitter is traveling crazy with affected tickets, and humans accept to yield claims with some skepticism until we verify the winner.”
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