DETROIT — A Detroit woman waiting in line at the store decided to play Powerball on a whim—a decision that won her $1 million.

Sharonda Blunt, 44, bought her winning ticket at a CVS in Grosse Pointe and matched the five white balls in the Sept. 1 drawing—08-23-25-40-53.

Blunt had been standing in line talking to another customer when he brought up the Powerball game and bought a ticket—so she told the cashier to give her a ticket, too.

“A few days later, I was with my family and my aunt mentioned that a $1 million Powerball prize was won at the CVS in Grosse Pointe. It got me thinking, so I took out my ticket and had her read off the winning numbers."

“When she read five of my numbers, I grabbed her phone to see for myself and then started screaming and hollering when I saw I won $1 mi

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