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Woman Wins $2.6 Million On Lottery Ticket She Got As Birthday Gift

Author LauRen Merola
SAN LORENZO, CA - JANUARY 13: Lottery balls are seen in a box at Kavanagh Liquors on January 13, 2016 in San Lorenzo, California. Dozens of people lined up outside of Kavanagh Liquors, a store that has had several multi-million dollar winners, to -purchase Powerball tickets in hopes of winning the estimated record-breaking $1.5 billion dollar jackpot.

A South Australian woman from the small seaside village of Moonta has won a massive $2.58-million ($1.7-million USD) Lotto prize, with a ticket she didn’t even buy. According to YAHOO News, the ticket was actually a birthday present from her in-laws, tucked inside a card that she’d left in her mailbox for three days.

When the unnamed woman finally opened the card and checked the ticket, she was in complete disbelief, admitting, “I thought that I would’ve just won $20 – not $2.58 million!” She immediately reached out to her in-laws with the good news. “I told them straight away and they thought we were pulling their leg,” she says. She describes the experience as “so surreal” adding, “What a great birthday gift!”

The lucky winner says she’s been dreaming for years about owning her own home. Now, she plans to buy her first home with her newfound wealth. But she hasn’t forgotten the kind in-laws that made it all possible. “This ticket is a gift, so we look forward to giving back to our families,” she says, “They’ve changed our lives and we look forward to doing the same.”

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LauRen Merola Strager is a former NFL & NBA cheerleader turned radio host. LauRen is a former Miss Pennsylvania USA and is a proud wife and mother of two. She is the owner and chief editor for her fashion and lifestyle Blog “All Of The F-Words” and is a champion for the Autism community. You can read all about LauRen’s thoughts on motherhood, pageant life, and everyday life through her online content.

These Are the Top South Carolina Lottery Scratch Offs, Good Luck!

What would you do if you won big in the lottery? I know the shock may surprise us all and put us in a daze for a second, but at some point, we’ve got to spend the money. So, what are we buying first? Well, let’s start with finding a way to win the big prize first.

Lotto Edge is naming the top South Carolina lottery scratch-offs that you could play. Scratch-offs are some of the people’s favorites to play throughout the years. Nice and quick and either you win or you don’t but you find out pretty instantly. How do you pick which scratch-offs you play? Each scratch-off has its different odds of winning and it’s good to know those odds to be able to help better your chances to win. Check out what Lotte Edge is naming as the top South Carolina lottery scratch-offs. Here are 6 out of the 10 that have the best overall odds of winning. Check out the full list here and see which other scratch-offs aren’t listed below.

  • 6. 100X

    The 100X scratch-off is coming in at No. 6. The ticket costs about $1 each for you to be able to purchase to play. Your overall odds of winning are about 1 in 3.48. Not so bad, right? Win possibly $300,000 or more when playing this infamous scratch-off game in South Carolina. What would be the first thing you would purchase with that kind of grand prize?

  • 5. King's Ransom

    Why not play King’s Ransom up next? With King’s Ransom, you have a possibility with a 1 in 3.47 odds of winning this lottery game. The ticket costs only $10 so talk about profit margin if you win big with this scratch off. Might as well give it a try.

  • 4. $500,000 Multiplier Money

    Come on, $500,000 sounds like a good time! If you play the $500,000 Multiplier Money then you could really win big with this one. Only costing you $10 per ticket, you have the chance to win with a 1 in 3.44 odds of winning.

  • 3. Mighty Jumbo Bucks

    Coming in at No. 3 is another famous one that people love to play. The Mighty Jumbo Bucks scratch off is one of those ones that people love. Only $10 per ticket, you have the possibility to profit pretty BIG. You will have a 1 in 3.40 odds in winning this grand prize.

  • 2. $1,000,000 Bonus Multiplier

    The prizes are getting bigger and the odds are getting better. Spend just $10 and you have the chance to be a million-dollar winner. Now, a million dollars can really do some crazy things to your life. With a 1 in 3.23 chance of winning, a million dollars could be yours!

  • 1. Fastest Road to $2,000,000

    Now, if you thought a million was a great time then what about $2 million? That’s right, the Fastest Road to $2 million scratch off is the number one spot. With a 1 in 3.06 overall odds in winning, this could be the best chance for you to win big. It’s the #1 scratch off for South Carolina.

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