Lottery player in Missouri thought she won $100, but really she won $1M

(AP) – Nicole Argent of St. Charles checked her Powerball ticket against the winning numbers and thought she won $100. It turned out she was a few zeroes off.

When Argent went to a local convenience store to cash in, workers turned the computer screen around to show her she didn’t win $100 – she won $1 million.

Argent went to a U-Gas store in St. Louis County on Oct. 19 to buy a Mega Millions ticket, but arrived three minutes after the 8:59 p.m. cutoff. She settled for a couple of Powerball tickets for the Oct. 20 drawing.

She initially thought one of the tickets matched four white-ball numbers. It turned out she matched five white balls – 16, 54, 57, 62 and 69 – and the Powerball number, 23.