$3 Scratch Ticket Turns into $25K Jackpot for Lucky Belizean

 

Who says three dollars can’t change your life? Well, for one lucky Belizean, that small investment just turned into a twenty-five-thousand-dollar summer surprise. It all started with a scratch ticket purchased right here in Belize City. And just like that, a simple moment of chance became a life-changing win. The lucky player is now walking into summer with a whole lot more sunshine, and a whole lot more cash.

 

Tanya Arceo

“How many scratch and win tickets did you buy before winning this one?”

 

 Voice of: Scratch & Win Winner, Belize City

 “Very well, at least about a hundred.”

 

Tanya Arceo

“About a hundred, and on the day that you purchased this ticket how many tickets did you buy.”

 

Voice of: Scratch & Winner

“Seven.”

 

Tanya Arceo

“Seven tickets, and where did you buy here in Belize City, where?”

 

Voice of: Scratch & Winner

“In Belize City.”

 

Tanya Arceo

“How often do you usually play scratch and win game.”

 

Voice of: Scratch & Winner

“Nearly every day.”

 

Tanya Arceo

“What do you plan doing with your twenty-five thousand dollars.”

 

Voice of: Scratch & Winner

“Well I plan to saving some of it.”

 

Tanya Arceo

“Do you have any plans for the prized money?

 

Voice of: Scratch & Winner

“Not really I got no plans yet

 

Tanya Arceo

“Do you plan to continue to buy more scratch tickets, maybe the next time its going to be more money?”

 

Voice of: Scratch & Winner

“Yes, yes I will.”

 

It’s a reminder that sometimes, fortune really does favor the bold… or at least the lucky.