(La Porte, IN) - A woman with a Powerball ticket purchased in La Porte has claimed her millions of dollars in winnings.

 

The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, claimed a one-half share of the $143 million dollar prize split with another ticket holder with all of the required numbers from the April 29 drawing.

 

According to the Hoosier Lottery, the longtime player bought the winning ticket while grocery shopping at Al's Supermarket on East Lincolnway.  A few days after the drawing, she remembered to check her collection of tickets. She was sitting in the car in her driveway and pulled the pile out of her purse when one of the tickets flew out of the open window.

 

As she reached for the car door to grab it, the numbers on another ticket caught her eye by containing all of the winning numbers.

 

"I was numb.  I was just speechless, in disbelief," she told the Hoosier Lottery.

 

While she hasn't yet decided whether she'll keep working or retire, she's a big Chicago Bears fan and plans on attending some football games next season. At the top of her bucket list is taking a dream trip to Alaska.

 

For selling the winning ticket, the retailer receives a $100,000 bonus from the Lottery.