She had spent her life savings on her daughter's medical expenses.
Geraldine Gimblet has so many blessings to count these days. The Lakeland, Florida, woman recently won $2 million on a state lottery scratch-off ticket. And, as crazy as it sounds, the huge cash jackpot likely ranks second behind another major victory. According to the Florida Lottery, Gimblet’s daughter experienced a major milestone just the day before her mom’s lottery win.
When Geraldine Gimblet of #Lakeland picked up the last $2,000,000 BONUS CASHWORD Scratch-Off game, her passion for crossword games paid off to the tune of a $2 million-dollar top prize, but that’s just the beginning of a truly, winning story! https://t.co/q5mFPaUHR4 pic.twitter.com/mv55B9zmz9Gimblet’s daughter and granddaughter made the trip with Geraldine to claim her lump-sum prize of $1,645,000.
“At first the gas station clerk thought there were no tickets left, but I asked him to double check because I like the crossword games the best,” she said, according to the press release. “He found the last one!”
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