Single mum wins £591 million lottery jackpot, making her richer than Beyonce and Taylor Swift combined (Photos)

The largest single win in American lottery history has made a mum-of-two more wealthy than Beyonce and Taylor Swift combined after she scooped $758.7 million (£591.5 million).

After realising she had won, Mavis Wanczyk, who beat odds of one-in-292.2 million, immediately called her work to say she would not be returning.

The 53-year-old, from Chicopee, Massachusetts, found out about her win while on what turned out to be her last night shift as a hospital cleric where she had been for more than 30 years.

Mavis said she was with her colleague Rob when she checked her numbers.

She explained: “And he’s reading these numbers and I pull mine out and I go ‘hey, I have that …’ and he goes ‘let me see that ticket,’ he goes, ‘you just won.’”

Mavis, the mother of a 31-year-old daughter and a 26-year-old son, said she wasn’t able to drive because she was so stunned.

“I couldn’t do anything so he (Rob) followed me to make sure I made it home safely,’ she added.

When asked what she wants to do with all the money she has won, she said,

“The first thing I want to do is just sit back and relax and I had a pipe dream and my pipe dream has finally come true, I wanted to retire in 12 (years) and it came early.

“I’ve called work and told them I will not be coming back.

“I just want to be me and figure out what I want to do. I’m scared but I’ll be ok.”

She said she choose her numbers through birthdays in her family.

To win the jackpot, a person must correctly pick all six numbers. The jackpot hit a historic $1.6 billion last year, which was split three ways in January 2016.

Beyonce is estimated to be worth $350 million (£273 million) while Taylor Swift’s is said to have a fortune of $280 million (£219 million).

– The Mirror