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The winner of the record $590.5 million Florida Powerball finally came forward Wednesday.
And, of course, it’s an 84-year-old lady.
Because, God hates us all.
Gloria Mackenzie, of Zephyrhills, was officially announced as the winner of the second-biggest jackpot in the history of the lottery in the U.S. She has decided to take the $370 million lump sum, rather than be paid in increments, which is paid in a 30-year payout plan.
Probably a wise choice.
And, of course, with news of the winner of the massive lotto jackpot being a lone old woman in her mid-80s, came the inevitable responses on Twitter.
Below are our favorites:
and then she died RT @cnnbrk: 84-year-old Florida woman won last month’s $590M Powerball jackpot, officials say. on.cnn.com/11FaWjA— WWW.AK47FULL.COM (@VAMPIROAK47FULL) June 5, 2013
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