LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WJW) — A 75-year-old Pennsylvania girl who simply completed most cancers therapy can be celebrating one other huge victory — profitable $5 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket.
Donna Osborne, a great-grandmother who not too long ago 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 instructed lottery officers.
Osborne then bought a “MONOPOLY™ Personal It All” scratch-off ticket from a Speedway gasoline station in Leola, Penn. She checked the ticket within the car parking zone and couldn’t imagine her eyes.
“I went again into the shop and mentioned, ‘Are you able to please test this? Is it proper or flawed?’ Properly, the clerk mentioned, ‘It’s proper!’” she instructed lottery officers.
Pennsylvania Lottery officers offered Osborne with a commemorative test late final month.
The Lancaster County girl, 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 shifting,” Osborne mentioned.
Somewhat, she plans to journey to Alaska and make investments the remainder of her winnings.
Osborne additionally instructed 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 a good time her for profitable this huge Scratch-Off prize,” Pennsylvania Secretary of Income Pat Browne mentioned. “Donna instructed 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 stay life.”
The Speedway the place the profitable ticket was offered will even obtain a $10,000 bonus, in accordance with Pennsylvania Lottery.
