Women won $188 million in lottery, got sued from prison by her ex
Marisa Iati, The Washington Post
Feb. 17, 2021
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The odds were 1 in 175 million when Marie Holmes hit the jackpot.
Holmes, 26 at the time, was a single mother in coastal North Carolina supporting her children with a string of five retail jobs. Then six numbers lined up the right way on her Powerball ticket, awarding her $188 million and a chance to change her family s future.
She talked about finishing her college degree, buying a house for her mother and setting aside money for her three daughters and her son who has cerebral palsy.