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.
This story was originally published September 6, 2023 at 2:22 PM with the headline "80-year-old grandma wins big lottery prize — and credits lucky plant from her boyfriend."
