By The Associated Press

Troy Warren for CNT

BERLIN — Lottery officials say a woman in Germany carried a winning ticket in her purse for weeks without realizing it was worth about $39 million.

The 45-year-old woman was the sole winner of a draw June 9, having correctly guessed seven fields on a German lottery ticket, Lotto Bayern said Wednesday.

It quoted the woman, who wasn’t named, saying “I still get dizzy at the thought that I carelessly carried almost 33 million euros around in my purse for several weeks.”

The mother of one had picked random numbers on the 1.20-euro lottery ticket and doesn’t plan to play again, saying the win was “more than enough for my husband, my daughter and me,” the company quoted her as saying.

It said she plans to use her lucky windfall to live a healthy life and do more for the environment.

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