Nice-Grandmother Wins $5 Million Lottery

A Pennsylvania great-grandmother not too long ago received the last word shock when she discovered she was the winner of a scratch-off ticket price $5 million.

Donna Osborne, from Lancaster County, Penn., discovered she gained the multimillion-dollar prize from a scratch-off recreation referred to as Monopoly Personal It All, in keeping with a press launch from the Pennsylvania Lottery. 

The 75-year-old great-grandmother, who not too long ago completed breast most cancers remedy, mentioned she couldn’t consider that she was the winner.

“I couldn’t consider my eyes!” Osborne mentioned, per the discharge. “I went again into the shop and mentioned, ‘Are you able to please examine this? Is it proper or fallacious?’ Properly, the clerk mentioned, ‘It’s proper!’”

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Osborne mentioned {that a} repeatedly delayed flight to Florida was the coincidence that led her to buy the successful ticket.

“I used to be on the airport with my daughter. We have been on our method to see household in Florida when the flight received delayed. Properly, it was delayed so many occasions, I made a decision to go house. My daughter stayed and flew to Florida,” she informed lottery officers. “If I didn’t depart the airport, I might have by no means purchased that ticket!”

Pennsylvania Secretary of Income Pat Browne congratulated Osborne, who additionally not too long ago celebrated her birthday, on her win.

“We want Donna the very best of birthdays as we have a good time her for successful this large Scratch-Off prize…and it’s due to gamers like her that the PA Lottery is ready to not solely create millionaires but in addition assist seniors dwell a superb life,” Browne mentioned, per the press launch.

As for if she plans to retire and revel in her hundreds of thousands, Osborne made it clear that not working just isn’t an possibility.

“I don’t know what I’d do with myself, I’ve to maintain shifting,” she mentioned. “I believe I’ll make investments a number of the prize, certain, however then go to Alaska!”