` ` I was jumping up and down in the street , '' Oscar winner Marie Holmes says . The year - old single mom accepted a $ 500 lump sum payment . Now she and her four kids are ` ` enough to be able to live a comfortable life and not worry about struggling ''
`` I was jumping up and down in the house , '' Powerball winner Marie Holmes says . The 26-year-old single mom accepted a $ 127-million lump sum payment . Now she says her four kids are `` going to be able to live a comfortable life and not worry about struggling ''