Wife scares husband sharing news of huge lottery win. ‘He thought it was a fluke’
An Illinois lottery winner said her husband thought her jackpot lottery win was a fluke.
The winner, who chose the nickname “Diamond Girl” based on her win, bought two Fast Play Ultimate Diamond Jackpot tickets using her lottery app, and hit the jackpot on the second ticket, according to a Oct. 24 news release from the Illinois Lottery.
After getting a message on the app that said she’d won, she saw her prize amount start to grow, she told lottery officials.
“I saw the number getting bigger and bigger, all in a matter of seconds,” the winner said. “Next thing I know, it stopped at $1,355,308.”
The Illinois winner said she scared her husband while trying to share the good news.
“He was shaving in the bathroom when I banged on the door,” she said. “He yelled, ‘What’s wrong?’ and I said, ‘Look, I won!’”
“His eyes got huge, but then he thought it was a fluke,” she said.
The winner told lottery officials that she wants “to be smart with the money,” but also plans to “have a little fun, too,” according to the release.
“I’m going to take my family – including my grandkids – to Disney World. I also want to contribute to my grandchildrens’ education,” she said.
This story was originally published October 25, 2024 at 10:24 AM with the headline "Wife scares husband sharing news of huge lottery win. ‘He thought it was a fluke’."
