A kindhearted daughter is to share her USD 100,000 lottery jackpot win with her parents to buy them a house, she has revealed.
Lucky Juana Arriola, 53, – from the city of Frederick, in the US state of Maryland, said: “I am so happy. I honestly can’t describe this kind of happiness.
“I knew right away it was a winner but I couldn’t believe it was for USD 100,000 [GBP 81,152]!”
Now Juana plans to split the win so she can buy her mum and dad a new house in her Honduras homeland.
Newsflash obtained a statement from the Maryland Lottery on 27th March, saying: “A 53-year-old Frederick woman is counting her blessings after scratching her way to a USD 100,000 top-prize win on the Lucky Times 10 game.
“Juana Arriola was out and about a few weeks ago in Western Maryland when she decided to take part in one of her favorite things to do, which is playing scratch-offs, and won the amazing prize
“The lucky lady stopped at Waverly Beer and Wine in Frederick while out for a stroll. Juana had USD 20 [GBP 16.23] in her pocket and decided to pick a mix of scratch-off games to play. She chose five USD 1 [GBP 0.81] games, one USD 5 [GBP 4.06] instant ticket and a USD 10 [GBP 8.11] scratch-off and played them in the store.”
The statement went on: “Juana had the cashier scan the scratch-off to confirm her big win.
“The Frederick County woman immediately left the store and went home to share the news with her sister and three sons.
“She later signed her instant ticket and hid it beneath her bed until she claimed the prize this week at Lottery headquarters.”
It went on: “Originally from Honduras, the grateful player said the first thing she is going to do with her winnings is buy her parents a new home in her native country.
“She also plans to help her family if needed and save the rest of the new fortune.”
“Juana’s lucky retailer, Waverly Beer and Wine, is located at 45 Waverly Drive in Frederick. The store will receive a USD 1,000 [GBP 811] bonus from the Lottery for its role in selling a USD 100,000 top-prize winning scratch-off.”
