An MTA employee stationed on Staten Island was in disbelief when a New Jersey lottery app knowledgeable her she had simply received $1 million after enjoying Powerball final week.
Stacey Fiore, of Barnegat Township, clinched the life-changing prize when she stopped by a Fast Cease within the Backyard State city on Nov. 15 and pulled a fast choose for her video games, lottery officers stated over the weekend.
The MTA supervisor within the Large Apple reportedly joked along with her coworkers if she received she wouldn’t be coming into work, however forgot to verify the numbers till greater than a day later.
“I checked the numbers on Monday on the [Lottery’s phone app],” Fiore stated within the NJ Lottery press launch. “It said ‘Congratulations. You won a million dollars.’”
“I checked again and it said again that I won,” she added.
A shocked Fiore then known as residence so her husband, Greg, who additionally works for the MTA on Staten Island as a bus operator, might relay the numbers on the ticket again to her to triple-check.
Her 5 numbers — 11, 24, 50, 56, and 66 — all matched however the Powerball quantity was off. Hers was 12 whereas the quantity drawn was 16.
“I told him he better not be messing with me,” Fiore stated jokingly of her husband of 32 years. “And did we buy real tickets?”
She’s the thirty ninth New Jersey Lottery draw recreation participant this 12 months to win a minimum of $1 million. Whereas winners can stay anonymous below state legislation, she’s comfortable to boast her large win.
“I like telling people,” Fiore stated. “I went to the bank and asked to speak to the manager. I said ‘You know somebody won $1 million here in town? Well, that’s me!’ She was super excited. It’s nice to celebrate.”
The couple’s children are additionally excited, Greg stated, particularly with the vacations proper across the nook.
“Our kids…they are happy for us,” Greg stated. “But they do know Christmas is coming.”
And whereas Fiore claimed she wouldn’t return to work if she received, that was extra wishful pondering than a agency actuality — one her husband hoped to reap the benefits of as effectively.
“Maybe no more overtime for me,” Greg stated.
“Oh, there’s still going to be overtime for you!” Fiore shot again.
The couple are nonetheless touring an hour to work however might need a pleasant trip of their future now.
“I was just in shock,” Fiore stated. “You wait your whole life for this, and you are still in shock.”
