Emotional $1 million Scratchcard Win for Arkansas Grandmother

When a big lottery win is achieved it allows you to do things that mean a great deal to you. That’s definitely been the case for a woman from Jonesboro in Arkansas, USA who won $1 million.

The lucky woman won her prize playing a scratchcard on February 1. The grandmother now wants to use some of her winnings to buy a headstone for her late son.

WInning $1 million is a bit of a shock to say the least. It was her day off work when the winning scratchcard was purchased. When seeing scratchards were on sale, she decided to purchase whichever one most caught her eye. That turned out to be a $1,000,000 Cash scratchcard.

No confidence

Despite admitting that she is someone who tries her luck on the lottery “all the time,” there was no confidence in her winning $1 million.  In fact, as she bought the scratchcard, she said to herself: “Not that I’m going to win anything.” However, her dreams have come true with this fantastic win.

The grandmother didn’t even wait to leave the store before finding out if it was a winner. Then came the shock discovery of her $1 million win. The shocked winner joked: “When I hit that — y'all don't even want to know my first thought.”

Her sister was first to be told the news, well eventually. All she could do was keep saying her sister’s name before finally mentioning she’d just won $1 million. Then her daughter and grandchildren were told of her scratchcard win.

“Do you love your grandma?" she said to her grandchildren. “Well, you're really going to love her now,” she added.  Two other Americans won $1 million scratchcard prizes  last week.

Still playing

Retirement is not on the cards for the scratchcard winner. Her windfall will be used to pay off bills and that includes her truck. One personal purchase will be a headstone for her son. Despite winning $1 million she won’t be stopping her hobby of playing the lottery.

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