By Ryan Lenz
The Associated Press

Regina Mandabach

INDIANAPOLIS - A single mother of two claimed her share of Saturday's nearly $191 million Powerball drawing Wednesday, and pledged to share her sudden fortune with her family.

Regina Mandabach, 29, of Washington, Ind., opted for the cash option and will receive $49.7 million in cash before taxes. Her winning ticket was one of two that matched the numbers drawn for Saturday's $190.9 million jackpot.

Speaking to reporters at Hoosier Lottery headquarters after claiming her winnings, Mandabach said she ran to her parents' home Sunday morning when she realized she had a winning ticket. Arriving out of breath, she said all she could say at first was: "I'm rich! I won the Powerball."

Mandabach said her family members will all benefit from her wealth.

"I always said if I won the lottery no one in my family would ever have to worry again. I'm going to take care of my family," she said.

Mandabach, a customer service representative for Hoosier Insurance in Washington, is a single mother with two children, ages 9 and 10. Her parents, brother, sister and a cousin joined her at the news conference.

The ticket was sold at a convenience store in the southwestern Indiana city of Washington, about 50 miles northeast of Evansville. After the drawing, Mandabach said she was advised to wait before coming forward to claim her winnings.

"I was the biggest secret of Washington, Indiana, for the past couple of days," Mandabach said during the news conference.

Mandabach said she has not decided what to do with the money, opting instead to wait until her mind clears and the excitement subsides. But the two children have already mentioned a mountain bike and mo-ped as possible Christmas presents.

The second winning ticket for the Oct. 25 drawing was sold in Minnesota, where 15 school cooks and one janitor each put a quarter into a lottery pool and came forward Monday as the winners.

The winning numbers were 6-17-45-47-48 and Powerball 4.