A woman bought a $10 scratch-off and won $5 million
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52201)
Staten Island, New York
January 8, 2018 4:05pm CST
There was a woman who went to a store in NYC (where I live) to get a $1 scratch-off lotto ticket. The person behind the counter gave her a $10 one. At first she didn't want to take it but then decided to buy it. She used it as a bookmark for a few weeks. Then finally she decided to scratch it. She ended up winning five million dollars. Wow! I wonder how much she will get once taxes are taken out.
I never buy $10 scratch-offs. The highest I spend on one scratch-off is $5 and that is rare. I usually get $3, $2, or $1 ones. Maybe I should cave in and get some for ten bucks. No matter what I buy I never win big :( I bought some scratch-offs for my birthday (though got them a day later) and ended up winning but it was only $42. 
Why can't I ever win a high amount? I am not asking for millions, though I'd never say no to that, but at least hundreds... 
Why can't I ever win a high amount? I am not asking for millions, though I'd never say no to that, but at least hundreds... 10 people like this
11 responses
@Genipher (5405)
• United States
8 Jan 18
I used to look down on people who went to casinos or spent money on a lotto ticket but then I got married and my husband pointed out that we all spend money on entertainment in different ways.
At any rate, we've bought a lotto ticket here and there. Usually for one of the "BIG" wins. Though I've come to notice a pattern: it's always those on the east coast or the middle states that win, not Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California...basically all of us on the west coast are SOL. Makes me even less interested in "playing".
I'd love to win 5 million, though. Even with taxes taken out my family could do soooo much with a chunk of money like that. Completely pay off and renovate our house. Set aside money for all our kids. Travel. Help people...
Ah, dreams!
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
8 Jan 18
Even $100 would look mighty nice, added into a check-book!
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@lovebuglena (52201)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Jan 18
I wouldn't mind $100. I wonder what's the highest amount one can earn to not have to pay taxes...
I wonder what's the highest amount one can earn to not have to pay taxes...1 person likes this
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
9 Jan 18
@lovebuglena I really don't know, how they tax this money.
I don´t buy a lottery so I don´t win.@lovebuglena (52201)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Jan 18
I rarely play the actual lotto games. I prefer scratch-offs. They are fun and you potentially win, maybe even a lot of money.
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@lovebuglena (52201)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Jan 18
@thelme55 Find out. They are fun.
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@thelme55 (79323)
• Germany
9 Jan 18
@lovebuglena I wonder if we have that scratch offs here in Germany.
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
8 Jan 18
I never win anything ever. Not even a small amount.
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@lovebuglena (52201)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Jan 18
I once won I think $436 in a penny slot machine. When the machine froze for a second I thought the machine stopped working and then I heard that ringing sound when the change is falling... except it was just the money adding up, as coins no longer fall at slot machines.
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@lovebuglena (52201)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Jan 18
@Happy2BeMe I think I still have a picture of the printed slot machine ticket.
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Jan 18
I have ever wo more than that iter and foruears I p;tiln m dollars fr the loltter when I wo rked at te lbraru so I decidedd t jkist stop doig istoped at Publishers clearing toobeca;se I never won and my chances pf winning were to to jigh
@toniganzon (77223)
• Philippines
9 Jan 18
I have never played lotto at all. For some reason I don't want waste a few dollars to win millions. I know I have no luck in such things.
@averygirl72 (38848)
• Philippines
9 Jan 18
I've never tried scratch offs. She is a so lucky. It's my dream to win millions of pesos here. It's really pure luck
@averygirl72 (38848)
• Philippines
9 Jan 18
@lovebuglena I think we have also in our local lotto outlet. Is that the cards to scratch? Some people don't buy it saying it's a waste of money
@lovebuglena (52201)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Jan 18
@averygirl72 Yes, it's those lotto games you scratch.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
9 Jan 18
I love this story, especially since her kids disowned her for being transgender and she isn't giving them a thing.
