A heartwarming story emerged from Florida where a woman, Geraldine Gimblet of Lakeland, won a whopping $2 million lottery prize just a day after her daughter's successful battle with breast cancer.
The Florida Lottery news release stated that she purchased the last available ticket for the $2,000,000 game at a gas station in Lakeland.
The fortunate winner shared that the gas station clerk first thought there were no more tickets, but after she insisted, he found the last one.?
As per reports, the woman bought the ticket the day before her daughter's last cancer treatment.
The Florida Lottery shared a photo on their social media platforms that captured Mrs Gimble celebrating her win with her family, including her daughter and granddaughter, at the Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee.
As per the tweet, ''When Geraldine Gimblet of #Lakeland picked up the last $2,000,000 BONUS CASHWORD Scratch-Off game, her passion for crossword games paid off to the tune of a $2 million-dollar top prize, but that's just the beginning of a truly, winning story!''
She said, ''The day before my mom bought this ticket, I rang the bell and walked out of the hospital after completing my last treatment for breast cancer. My mom had taken out her life savings to care for me when I was sick. I'm just so happy for her!''
One comment read: 'Very happy for this family. Maybe God could step in and help all the mothers and fathers that are bankrupting themselves to save their children.''?
Another comment read: "Congratulations!!!! You were selfless in your giving and got more than you expected in return. God bless you and your family.''
?'Very, very happy for this family. God is good all the time, and allll the time god is good. She didn't minded being without a penny, gave everything to save her daughter life. Such a beautiful miracle.'', read one comment.?
The game costing $10, offers eight grand prizes worth $2 million and 20 secondary prizes worth $100,000.
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