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Former Homeless Woman Wins $5 Million In Lottery Scratch-Off
Anastasia Arellano
Back in 2017, Lucia Forseth was as down on her luck as possible: She was experiencing homelessness. Now, six years later, she won't have to worry about that at all.
Forseth, who lives in California, had the luckiest break when she purchased a scratch-off ticket that ended up giving her a $5 million prize.
According to 3 News Now, she recounted that she'd bought the ticket at a Walmart in Pittsburg, California, while getting an oil change on her car. At first, Forseth thought she'd only won a free ticket. Then, it sunk in that she'd actually won the grand prize! 2023 has been whirlwind of a year for her.
As Forseth explained according to the outlet, "Six years ago, I was homeless. This year I am getting married, getting my associate degree, and won $5 million. You never think you have a chance to win it. It is just random. Being homeless just six years ago, I never thought it would happen to someone like me."
According to the California Lottery, the lotto creates more than $8 billion in annual revenue, but it pays out 66% of that revenue in winnings. Roughly three-fourths of the lottery's revenue is made up of the scratch-off games.
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The lottery shared that the top prize for their scratch off games can actually go as high as $20 million. While that might sound tempting to go an buy all the scratch cards possible, the odds of winning a $5 million grand prize in a scratch off game is 1 in 3,088,854.
What do you think of her turn of luck? Have you ever been lucky and won something in a lotto? Let us know!
