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A Boeing employee buys a ticket to a $747 million jackpot – and wins
The last Boeing 747 was delivered in early February. Now the plane has given a longtime Boeing employee three-quarters of a billion dollars.
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At the beginning of February, the last Boeing 747 went to the customer Atlas Air.
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The Powerball jackpot rose to $747 million shortly thereafter.
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Then Becky Bell, an old Boeing employee, bought an extra lottery ticket. (Icon picture)
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The second ticket turned out to be a success: it hit the jackpot in the amount of 747 million dollars – and even more.
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In total, she won $754.6 million (about 706 million Swiss francs).
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Becky Bell has worked at Boeing Airplanes for more than three decades.
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The mother-of-three won the $747 million grand prize with the delivery of the last Boeing 747.
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After the final settlement, she won a total of $754.6 million.
A Boeing employee announced the end of production of jumbo jets Win a million dollar lottery granted. The state lottery company said in a statement Friday that it had already purchased its regular lottery ticket when it saw while shopping over a weekend in early February that the Powerball lottery jackpot had grown to $747 million. Normally, you only spend $20 a week on the lottery. But this was a sign, because only a few days before her employer received the 1574th position and The last Boeing 747 has been delivered.
36 years old at Boeing
“I had to buy another ticket,” said Becky Bell, who has worked for Boeing in Auburn, Washington, for nearly 36 years. Inspiration turned out to be a huge success. According to the lottery, Bill hit the fifth largest jackpot in Powerball history, winning not only $747, but even $754.6 million (about 710 million euros). “I have never won more than $20 in my life. You can imagine how dumbfounded I was,” she said.
“No, mom, seven million dollars.”
According to the Washington lottery portal, the mother of three woke her son up first to check the numbers. Then she asked her two daughters to check the winning numbers. Sure enough, she sent the photo of the winning ticket to her mom and sisters.
“The funny thing is, when I told her how much I had earned, my mom misunderstood me,” Bell said. “Seven million, she said… That’s great, honey. Anyone can have a million.” Then Bill said, “No, Mom, seven million dollars.” Then everyone started crying.
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