The reports on a Californian nurse who won the biggest lottery jackpot in the history turned out to be a prank by nurse's own son.
The supposed to be winning ticket was given by Shlomo Rechnitz, a Jewish philanthropist and a nursing homeowner who bought nearly 18,000 tickets and gave it as a gift to his employees and residents across the nursing home, according to CNN.
The 62-year old woman who is currently a senior registered nurse at Park Avenue Health Care and Wellness Center in Pomona thought she had won the biggest jackpot in the history amounting to $1.59 billion. The celebration began when a caller called the nurse and told her that she had won which was immediately publicized by a spokesperson for the nursing homeowner.
"It's a joke. It's a prank ... by my brother. It's embarrassing. This is too much for us", one of the nurse's daughter said in an interview.
To the point of people's celebration having the win of nurse announced in public, the California lottery officials were sceptical for nobody were claiming the prize up to that moment.
Finding the prank despicable and nurse unworthy of such humiliation and experience, Rechnitz said he would give the nurse and her family an all-expense paid trip to where the family would like to go. He finds her "a wonderful lady and an incredible employee", according to Yahoo.
Reports say that the winning ticket was actually purchased at 7-Eleven located at 4092 Chino Hills Parkway in Chino Hills. Two others were sold in Tenessee and Florida, according to Israel National News.
