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ABC NEWS VIDEO LIVE SHOWS CORONAVIRUS JAN. 6 RIOT Interest Successfully Added We'll notify you here with news about Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn WOMAN WINS $133M POWERBALL JACKPOT AFTER PLAYING THE SAME NUMBERS FOR 30 YEARS Judy Finchum played the winning numbers on her dog Tillie's birthday. ByKELLY MCCARTHY 20 September 2017, 15:37 • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article 1:56 Colorado woman wins over $133M Powerball jackpot Judy Finchum won the $133.2 million prize playing the same numbers she has used for 30 years. WJCT — -- One Colorado woman's persistence finally paid off after 30 years of playing the exact same lottery numbers -- she won a $133.2 million Powerball jackpot. Judy Finchum, 67, purchased a winning Advance Play ticket on Saturday, her dog Tillie's birthday, and woke up stunned to see that she had all five out of the winning numbers, including the Powerball. After seeing the numbers on her phone and checking her ticket, Finchum ran into the bedroom and woke up her husband Mack to tell him. "We stumbled down the hallway together and I said, 'Now look at these numbers and look at the numbers on the ticket and are those the same?'" Finchum recalled. "My husband was Mr. calm and says, 'Yes they are.'" At a press conference on Tuesday, when Finchum was presented with a large check for $133.2 million, she explained the history behind her winning numbers. Breaking down the odds of winning Powerball's $700M jackpot Woman hits $1.6 million slot jackpot at Vegas airport She said that her tried and true selections wer comprised of "birthday numbers." Number 17 for her late brother, her own birth date, 18, 24 for her sister Star, 25 for her ex-husband's and 31 for her daughter. Finchum said she is still imagining how the money could change her life. "It's hard to fathom," she said. One thing she knows for sure is that she's officially retired, "as of about 6 o'clock on Sunday morning." Mack told everyone that "his wife is the most generous person; she's my greatest gift." When asked about their plans, they both agreed it will go to help more than just their own families, citing those suffering in Houston and Florida. "It's going to bless the men and women and the people ravaged by the hurricanes," Mack said. The ticket was sold in the town of Grand Junction at a store called Lucky Me on Patterson Road. Finchum said she will take a cash lump sum payment rather than annual payments, which means she will receive $84,607,397 after taxes. Comments (9) Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES RUSSIA-UKRAINE LIVE UPDATES: RUSSIAN FORCES 'FACING MORALE ISSUES AND SHORTAGES' 14 minutes ago TRANS SPORTS BAN VETOED BY KENTUCKY GOVERNOR Apr 07, 1:50 PM SENATE CONFIRMS JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON TO SUPREME COURT IN HISTORIC VOTE Apr 07, 6:30 PM BIRD FLU'S GRISLY QUESTION: HOW TO KILL MILLIONS OF POULTRY Apr 07, 7:32 PM US NAVY INTENDS TO DECOMMISSION SOME OF ITS NEWEST WARSHIPS Apr 07, 4:17 PM ABC NEWS LIVE 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events ABC NEWS NETWORK PRIVACY POLICY YOUR CA PRIVACY RIGHTS CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY INTEREST-BASED ADS ABOUT NIELSEN MEASUREMENT TERMS OF USE DO NOT SELL MY INFO CONTACT US Copyright © 2022 ABC News Internet Ventures. All rights reserved.