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Mom Bought a Lottery Ticket and Thought She Won $10,000. She Was ‘Shocked' When She Learned the Actual Amount
"I just can't believe it," Michelle Sloan said of the lottery prize she claimed A woman got a lot more than she gambled when playing the lottery. Michelle Sloan bought a lottery ticket at the Village Knoll Deli & Spirits shop in Millbury, Mass., on July 16, according to CBS News, which cited the Massachusetts State Lottery. The ticket was a winner, and Sloan thought she secured a $10,000 prize, but when she arrived at the lottery's Worcester regional office, she was shocked to learn it was a lot more — $1 million — and she had to instead claim the amount at Lottery headquarters in Boston. "I was positive it was only ten grand," Sloan said in a statement to the Massachusetts State Lottery, per CBS News, of the prize earned from her $2,000,000 Diamond Cashword ticket. "I just can't believe it. I'm still so shocked," the lottery winner added. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Sloan chose the cash option on the prize. She will take home a one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes. The Massachusetts mother said she is planning to invest some of the large sum of money, and also use it to help her children, CBS News reported. The Village Knoll Deli & Spirits shop will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket to Sloan. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, the $2,000,000 Diamond Cashword is a $10 game with a 1 in 3.26 chance of winning any prize. The specific odds of winning a $1 million prize, per the organization, are 1 in 2,520,000, and the odds of winning the $2 million grand prize are 1 in 5,040,000. Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
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2 days ago
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Mom Bought a Lottery Ticket and Thought She Won $10,000. She Was ‘Shocked' When She Learned the Actual Amount
"I just can't believe it," Michelle Sloan said of the lottery prize she claimed A woman got a lot more than she gambled when playing the lottery. Michelle Sloan bought a lottery ticket at the Village Knoll Deli & Spirits shop in Millbury, Mass., on July 16, according to CBS News, which cited the Massachusetts State Lottery. The ticket was a winner, and Sloan thought she secured a $10,000 prize, but when she arrived at the lottery's Worcester regional office, she was shocked to learn it was a lot more — $1 million — and she had to instead claim the amount at Lottery headquarters in Boston. "I was positive it was only ten grand," Sloan said in a statement to the Massachusetts State Lottery, per CBS News, of the prize earned from her $2,000,000 Diamond Cashword ticket. "I just can't believe it. I'm still so shocked," the lottery winner added. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Sloan chose the cash option on the prize. She will take home a one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes. The Massachusetts mother said she is planning to invest some of the large sum of money, and also use it to help her children, CBS News reported. The Village Knoll Deli & Spirits shop will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket to Sloan. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, the $2,000,000 Diamond Cashword is a $10 game with a 1 in 3.26 chance of winning any prize. The specific odds of winning a $1 million prize, per the organization, are 1 in 2,520,000, and the odds of winning the $2 million grand prize are 1 in 5,040,000. Read the original article on People
