Florida Senior hit $590 million lottery on Quick Pick and line cut

UPDATE
Gloria Mackenzie, Lottery Jackpot Winner, Thankful To Mindy Crandell, Woman Who Let Her Cut In Line
Gloria C. Mackenzie, Powerball Lottery Winner, Claims $590 Million May 18 Jackpot
The Huffington Post
Posted: 06/05/2013

"While in line at Publix, another lottery player was kind enough to let me go ahead of them in line to purchase the winning Quick Pick ticket," Mackenzie said in the statement.

A Florida woman has claimed a $590 million jackpot, state lottery officials announced at a press conference Wednesday.

Gloria C. Mackenzie, 84, bought the winning ticket for the May 18 drawing, which was the largest jackpot ever in the multi-state lottery's history. Mackenzie did not appear at the news conference.

Florida ABC affiliate WFTS reported that a woman claiming to have won the multimillion dollar jackpot reported to the state's lottery headquarters around noon on Wednesday.
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