She doesn't want every hard luck story, crank, thief, and charlatan to harass her for the rest of her days.
It sounds like she won't be one of the lottery winners who winds up broke, addicted, or dead after 2 years.
Based on the description in various news media circles....she did a fair amount of volunteer work, and appears to have been fairly well known in her town (at least she claims that).
A word of warning for anyone who plays lotto. For most folks...you might play for forty years and never win more than $100 ever. If you come up and win a million or more...you need to quietly go and converse with a professional financial adviser before doing anything with the ticket.
Like EVERYONE in that little charming town doesn’t already know.
I’ve lived in a charming little town in New Hampshire. Anonymity is not really a word in use. Being left alone...? Sure. People not talking? No way in hell.