LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WJW) — A 75-year-old Pennsylvania lady who simply completed most cancers remedy can also be celebrating one other huge victory — successful $5 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket.
Donna Osborne, a great-grandmother who lately wrapped up her final radiation remedy for breast most cancers, was planning to go to household in Florida together with her daughter, in response to Pennsylvania Lottery.
“The flight acquired delayed. Nicely, it was delayed so many instances, I made a decision to go residence. My daughter stayed and flew to Florida,” Osborne informed lottery officers.
Osborne then bought a “MONOPOLY™ Personal It All” scratch-off ticket from a Speedway fuel 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 verify this? Is it proper or flawed?’ Nicely, the clerk mentioned, ‘It’s proper!’” she informed lottery officers.
Pennsylvania Lottery officers introduced Osborne with a commemorative verify late final month.
The Lancaster County lady, who lottery officers say helps transport the Amish for a dwelling, doesn’t have plans to retire.
“I don’t know what I’d do with myself, I’ve to maintain transferring,” Osborne mentioned.
Reasonably, she plans to journey to Alaska and make investments the remainder of her winnings.
Osborne additionally informed lottery officers that the large prize got here simply in time for her birthday.
“We want Donna the perfect of birthdays as we have a good time her for successful this huge Scratch-Off prize,” mentioned Pennsylvania Secretary of Income Pat Browne. “Donna informed us that she’s been enjoying 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 superb life.”
The Speedway the place the successful ticket was offered can even obtain a $10,000 bonus, in response to Pennsylvania Lottery.
