A LUCKY punter who won a fortune during a casino session was amazed when she scooped a whopping £83,000 lotto jackpot just hours later.
The 31-year-old was still wearing the same clothes from her late night shift when she bought her winning scratch card ticket.
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She joked: “I left the casino after I won around 1am.
“I bought the scratch-off the next day around noon. I was still wearing the same clothes. I guess those clothes are lucky!”
The mum-of-four from Maryland, USA, was playing under the name of Chicklet 31.
The previous night the nursing assistant had scooped a huge £9,000 at Ocean Downs Casino.
Feeling lucky after her first win, she decided to purchase a scratch card ticket the next day.
Chicklet said in a statement obtained by Newsflash from Maryland Lottery: “I just bought that scratch-off because it stood out to me and pink is my favourite colour.”
But later that day, while sitting home with her boyfriend and still trying to wrap her head around the casino win, she discovered she had won the card’s top prize.
The woman who works 12-hour-a-day shifts said she would like to travel to China and visit her son who lives there.
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She revealed that she wants to invest some of the money towards her career, adding: “I plan to further my education.”
Maryland Lottery officials stated that the gas station where the 31-year-old woman made the purchase will receive an £800 bonus for selling a winning instant ticket.
They added: “‘Chicklet’ becomes the 60th top-prize winner in the £83,000 Extreme Cash scratch-off game and is the game’s third top-prize winner in the last two weeks.
The game went on sale in September 2020 and four top prizes remain unclaimed along with others ranging from £25 to £4,000.
This comes after one dad lost his winning ticket worth millions but something shocking happened that changed his life forever.
Another lucky mum also bagged a life-changing £19 million but says she won’t quit the job she loves.
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