The Economic Times

$2 million lottery winner, but she couldnt celebrate: US woman discovers jackpot during lunch break, then goes back to work

Virginia woman won a $2 million lottery jackpot after buying a $20 Platinum 7s scratch-off ticket during her lunch break, but instead of celebrating, she returned to work and finished her shift. The anonymous winner later chose a $952,000 lump-sum payout before taxes instead of receiving the prize through 30 years of annual payments. The unusual story was reported by People and has drawn attention for her calm reaction to the life-changing win.