80-year-old grandma wins big lottery prize — and credits lucky plant from her boyfriend
As an 80-year-old grandmother was alone in her room scratching off a lottery ticket that her daughter bought her , she began to see “some positive numbers.”
First, the Washington, D.C., woman saw the number “38” with $10,000 listed beside it, Maryland Lottery said in a Sept. 5 news release.
“I thought something was wrong,” the woman told lottery officials.
Then, she found four more matches “with winning numbers, each worth a $10,000 prize,” lottery officials said.
So, lottery officials said, she took her scratch-off ticket with her to check with her daughter in the next room.
The woman’s daughter confirmed she had won $50,000, the second-tier prize for Lucky Times 10, a $10 game, lottery officials said.
The grandmother told lottery officials she won the day after her boyfriend sent her a palm plant for her birthday — a gift of luck that she credits for her big win.
The woman, a retired babysitter, told lottery officials that she plans to share her winnings with family.
“I have children and grandchildren who are waiting,” the woman said.
