A Woman’s Old Car License Numbers Come in Handy, as Lottery Ticket Numbers Win Her $50 000

• A woman turned $1 into $50 000 after playing the lottery with numbers used from an old car license plate number
• The woman from Maryland in the United States played a 'pick 5' ticket and scored big
• The 43-year-old plans to use her winnings to pay off her debt and, ironically, to spruce up her car

An American woman is over the moon after winning $50 000 in the lottery, and the inspiration for her numbers came from an unlikely place: her old car's license plate numbers.

According to News18.com, the woman was shocked to learn that the digits from an old car's number plate were the winning numbers for her in the Maryland lottery.

The win was made all the sweeter when it surfaced that the 43-year-old played a 'Pick 5' type ticket and spent a solitary dollar to bag $50 000.

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The unnamed woman is planning to pay off debt and make improvements to her cars inside and out. She also wants to treat her kids and grandkids.

United Press International reports that the woman called her mother to give her the good news.

Cape Town street vendor thanks the Lord for bagging R86m lottery jackpot, plans to build his family a home

Briefly News reported that one lucky man had become Mzansi's latest multi-millionaire after winning a Lotto jackpot of over R86 million.

The Cape Town street vendor played his winning ticket at Shoprite in Durbanville and was moved to pray upon hearing the news.

He came to claim his winnings after realising his ticket had struck him gold.

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The player, who often plays lottery games twice a month, said he felt compelled by a gut feeling only to play the Lotto this month. He became an instant millionaire.

Ithuba CEO Charmaine Mabuza congratulated the multi-millionaire and said it was significant when winners can realise their dreams due to playing national lottery games.

South African social media users were overjoyed for the unnamed man and shared some of their reactions and congratulatory messages on Facebook.

Source: Briefly News