He decided to take the lump sum option for $1.6 million.
It’s double celebration time for a Florida woman who won a $2 million lottery prize a day after her daughter beat cancer. In particular, Geraldine Gimblett of Lakeland spent all her life savings on her daughter’s breast cancer treatment, new york post informed of.
Mrs. Gimblett bought the last available lottery ticket for $2,000,000 at a Lakeland gas station the day after her daughter completed the final rounds of cancer treatment. News release from the Florida Lottery.
”At first, the gas station clerk thought there were no tickets left, but I asked her to double-check because I like crossword games best. He got the last one!” said the lucky winner. He soon learned that he had won the game’s top prize and took home the $1,645,000 lump sum, the release says.
In a photo shared by the Florida Lottery, Mrs. Gimble was seen posing with her prize along with her family, including her daughter and granddaughter, at the Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee.
The tweet was captioned, “When Geraldine Gimble of #Lakeland picked up the last $2,000,000 bonus cashword scratch-off game, her passion for the crossword game paid off to the tune of a $2 million-dollar top prize, but it This is just the beginning of a truly, winning story!”
Check out the tweet here:
When Geraldine Gimblett’s #Lakeland The last $2,000,000 bonus cashword scratch-off game chosen, his passion for the crossword game paid off to the tune of a $2 million-dollar top prize, but this is just the beginning of a truly winning story!https://t.co/q5mFPaUHR4pic.twitter.com/mv55B9zmz9
— Florida Lottery (@floridalottery) April 7, 2023
Her daughter said that her mother had taken out her life’s savings to take care of her when she was ill.
“The day my mom bought this ticket, I rang the doorbell and walked out of the hospital after completing her final treatment for breast cancer,” she said. When I was sick, my mother took out her life’s savings to take care of me. I’m so happy for her!
Twitter users were amused by the heartwarming story and posted a variety of reactions. One user said, ‘I am very happy for this family. May god come forward and help all the moms and dads who are bankrupting themselves to save their kids.” Another commented, “Congratulations!!!! You were selfless in your giving and received more than you expected in return. God bless you and your family.”
A third said, “So, so happy for this family.” God is good at all times, and God is good at all times. He didn’t mind without a penny, he gave everything to save his daughter’s life. Such a beautiful miracle.
The $10 game includes eight top prizes of $2 million and 20 second-tier prizes of $100,000.