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Mother wins US$758.7m in record single US jackpot, quits job

Mavis Wanczyk of Chicopee, Massachusetts, the winner of the $758.7 million Powerball jackpot is pictured in Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S. in this August 24, 2017 handout photo. Massachusetts State Lottery/Handout via REUTERS

A 53-year-old Massachusetts mother of two who scooped the largest single jackpot in US history -- $758.7 million -- said it was a dream come true Thursday and immediately quit her hospital job of 32 years.

Mavis Wanczyk said she had played the lottery as a "pipe dream," never believing that it would one day be possible for her to retire early from the Mercy Medical Center, where she worked in patient care.

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