This 59-year-old woman from New Castle won $40K playing the lottery. Could you be next?
A 59-year-old woman from New Castle has won a $40,000 Delaware Lottery prize this month.
Michelle Thompson purchased an Instant Game HOT & SIZZLING ticket from Pockets Discount Liquors on South DuPont Highway in New Castle that turned out to be a winner.
Thompson has been playing the Delaware Lottery sporadically throughout the years and usually opts to purchase four or five tickets at a time when playing Instant Games, she told the Delaware Lottery.
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Shocked about her recent win – her biggest lottery prize ever – she immediately called her daughter to share the news.
Thompson claimed her prize from Lottery Headquarters in Dover on April 6 and plans to put the money toward paying off her car.
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This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: New Castle woman wins $40K playing Delaware Lottery Instant Game
