Why the Powerball jackpot winner chose 6, 7, 16, 23, 26, and 4
Mavis Wancyzk said buying a Powerball ticket “was just a chance I had to take.”
The 53-year-old (now former) hospital worker purchased three tickets at Pride Station & Store in Chicopee. Two were computer-generated quick picks. On the other, Wancyzk chose the numbers — and that decision made the $758.7 million difference.
At a Thursday afternoon press conference, Wancyzk explained why she chose the winning numbers, 6, 7, 16, 23, and 26, with the Powerball number 4:
My numbers were kind of basically random, like maybe with our birthdays, maybe one from here, one from there. I just — whatever could work. And you know, there’s a thing between me and my mom and my stepfather and I have a friend, we all go out to dinner on Friday night and we all play Keno and our number is four. So I just happened to choose, and it worked to my advantage.
