Kentucky Woman Quits Job After Winning $90K Scratch-Off Prize: 'I Was Unhappy'
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Reshawn Toliver walked away with $64,800 after taxes — and said she plans to look for a new job
Kentucky Lottery
A Kentucky woman said she's quitting her job after winning a $90,000 scratch-off prize
Reshawn Toliver told lottery officials that winning gave her the means to leave while searching for a new opportunity
Toliver took hom $64,800 after taxes, Kentucky lottery officials said
A Kentucky woman's windfall came with more than just a check, it also enabled her to be able to leave a job that made her unhappy.
Reshawn Toliver hit the jackpot and won a $90,000 prize in a lottery scratch-off game last month after one of the five $5 Wild Cash Multiplier Scratch-off tickets she purchased revealed three “7” symbols, the Kentucky Lottery said in a statement.
“I screamed!” the Hopkinsville woman told lottery officials, sharing that her boyfriend and son came running in from the other room. “I’ve never hollered that loud before," she added.
Toliver said she had thought she was just going to get “another $5,” so she was overcome when she realized she won big.
“I needed to calm down. I was lost for a minute,” she said. “One minute, it’s like breathe, the next minute, it’s like stop laughing. I can hear the scream over and over again in my head.”
After collecting herself, the Christian County resident drove to Kentucky Lottery headquarters in Louisville and received a check for $64,800, her take after taxes
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The money was enough for the mother to make a big decision: to quit her job.
“I was unhappy with my job and God made a way,” Toliver said, and added that she would be looking for other employment. “I felt bad leaving but I’m relieved."
Additionally, Skyline Fuel, where Toliver purchased her winning ticket, will receive $900 for selling the winning ticket, lottery officials said
A Virginia woman was also surprised about winning the lottery when she realized she had won $1 million last month in the Powerball lottery.
Miriam Long had been paying attention to the Mega Millions jackpot at the time, which had grown to $893 million.
So that’s what she intended to purchase, she told Virginia Lottery officials, but instead accidentally hit the wrong button on a machine at a CVS store in Blacksburg.
“It’s the best mistake of my life!” the Christiansburg woman said.
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