ATLANTA, Ga. — Frei selected the Power Play option for an additional $1 to increase her non-jackpot winnings.
She claimed her winnings Tuesday evening at the Georgia Lottery District Office in Dalton.
While scrolling through her news feed on Facebook, Frei saw that KnowPickens.com had written a story about the unclaimed Powerball ticket that was purchased locally.
“I said to myself, ‘Those numbers look familiar,'" she said. “I was at a dog show and was going to check later.”
Frei, 50, soon changed her mind and checked her Quik Pik ticket.
“I was shaking. I was really excited,” she said. “I stayed at the dog show and showed all weekend.”
With three children, Frei said she intends to pay off her home mortgage and car note.
West End Grocery on Jerusalem Church Road in Jasper sold her the winning Quik Pik ticket.
Winning numbers from the Sept. 17 Powerball drawing were 18-25-36-48-50 and the Powerball was 23.
Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is at an estimated $40 million to a single annuity winner.
WSBTV
