LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WJW) — A 75-year-old Pennsylvania girl who simply completed most cancers therapy can be celebrating one other large victory — successful $5 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket.
Donna Osborne, a great-grandmother who lately wrapped up her final radiation therapy for breast most cancers, was planning to go to household in Florida along with her daughter, in accordance with Pennsylvania Lottery.
“The flight acquired delayed. Properly, it was delayed so many occasions, I made a decision to go dwelling. My daughter stayed and flew to Florida,” Osborne advised lottery officers.
Osborne then bought a “MONOPOLY™ Personal It All” scratch-off ticket from a Speedway gasoline station in Leola, Pennsylvania. She checked the ticket within the car parking zone and couldn’t consider her eyes.
“I went again into the shop and mentioned, ‘Are you able to please examine this? Is it proper or incorrect?’ Properly, the clerk mentioned, ‘It’s proper!’” she advised lottery officers.
Pennsylvania Lottery officers offered Osborne with a commemorative examine late final month.
The Lancaster County girl, who lottery officers say helps transport the Amish for a residing, doesn’t have plans to retire.
“I don’t know what I’d do with myself, I’ve to maintain transferring,” Osborne mentioned.
Quite, she plans to journey to Alaska and make investments the remainder of her winnings.
Osborne additionally advised lottery officers that the large prize got here simply in time for her birthday.
“We want Donna the very best of birthdays as we have fun her for successful this huge Scratch-Off prize,” mentioned Pennsylvania Secretary of Income Pat Browne. “Donna advised us that she’s been taking part in the lottery for a very long time, and it’s because of gamers like her that the PA Lottery is ready to not solely create millionaires but additionally assist seniors dwell a very good life.”
The Speedway the place the successful ticket was offered can even obtain a $10,000 bonus, in accordance with Pennsylvania Lottery.
