A Jamaican lottery winner couldn鈥檛 stop smiling and winking as she was handed an oversized cheque for the equivalent of $1.8 million Canadian. Actually, it was her emoji mask that conveyed the expression.

The woman, publicly identified as N. Gray, stirred up a flurry of online comments after she arrived at a press conference to collect her winnings wearing the bright yellow winking-face mask.

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鈥淭he mask this person wore tells me N. Gray is going to be A. Okay as a millionaire,鈥� .

鈥淚 think Jamaican lottery winner N. Gray anonymously collecting her cheque in an emoji mask might be the best thing I鈥檝e ever seen,鈥� .

There was speculation too, about why Gray was going to such lengths to maintain her privacy, and if her curly hair was actually a wig to further conceal her identity.

Kingston-based gaming and lottery company Supreme Ventures Limited wrote in a .

鈥淥ur #SuperLotto winner arrived to collect her cheque decked in her African garb and the mask you voted for! So, how does she look?,鈥� the company wrote.

The reported that Gray won the Super Lotto鈥檚 May 11 prize, and plans to enjoy a cruise around the Caribbean, pay off debt and invest the rest of the money.

Supreme Ventures Limited fielded online questions about why winners need to claim their prize at a press conference where they can be identified. .