Belated birthday gift from brother earns woman $500,000 lottery prize
Belated birthday gift from brother earns woman $500,000 lottery prize
(Web Desk) - A US woman who received a scratch-off lottery ticket as a belated birthday present from her brother had to forgive the gift’s tardiness when she won a $500,000 jackpot.
Elizabeth Coker-Nnam of Maryland told Virginia Lottery officials her brother gave her a Premier Cash Scratcher ticket from the Virginia Lottery as a late gift a few days after her birthday.
Coker-Nnam said she forgot about the ticket for a few weeks until she was on the phone with her brother and decided to scratch it off while they were talking, revealing a $500,000 top prize.
"I screamed! He screamed! We both screamed!" Coker-Nnam said.
The winner’s brother, who purchased the ticket at the B.O.B. at the Pentagon in Arlington, accompanied Coker-Nnam to collect her prize.
"If I’d known it was that, I’d have kept it," he said.
Coker-Nnam said her winnings will help her make sure her brother gets a memorable gift for his birthday.
