She was a lucky woman who got rich one random Sunday evening after winning a lottery ticket she had forgotten about.
The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, decided to get a Lucky Day Lotto ticket along with her grocery list. Then she forgot about it and left it in her bag for a week.
A few days later, when the results were announced, she realized she had won the lottery.
“While I was on my way to visit my aunt, I made a quick stop at Jewel’s to buy some groceries, and before I walked out the door, I got a quick-pick Lucky Day Lotto ticket,” the woman said.
“I put the ticket in my bag and forgot all about it.”
On October 20, the results were announced and the numbers were revealed, but the woman had no idea about this. After remembering her ticket, she checked the numbers again and then started crying when she won the jackpot.
She’s the ninth lucky lottery player in Illinois to win this year. According to Lottery USA, the chances of winning the jackpot are very rare, perhaps 1 in 1.22 million.
However, the lucky winner is very happy because she can now fulfill her always-desired travel dream.
“What I’m most excited about is being able to afford annual trips to my favorite place in the whole world: Ireland,” the winner shared. “The scenery is stunning and I am happy that I can now look forward to these trips every year.”