Ordinary Purchase Delivers Extraordinary $25,000 Surprise

Sometimes, all it takes is a little extra change. For one woman, an ordinary Scratch & Win purchase at a store turned into a twenty-five-thousand-dollar surprise. But the unexpected win was almost too good to be true, leaving her questioning whether what she was seeing was actually real. And as she recalls, it took more than one look before she could believe what she had won.

 

Brianna Bennett

“Where did you buy your ticket and when did you realize that you won”

 

Voice of: Scratch & Win Winner

“I bought it yesterday at 19 miles on the Northern Highway, and I went home and I scratched it yesterday evening and I looked at it and said nah I nuh believe it, so I put it up and I finished scratched the other two that I had then I checked it again and it was the same way I still didn’t believe it. This morning I went to the store that I bought it and checked and they said yes it is a winning ticket. Normally if I have an extra after I buy groceries then I will I say okay give me a scratch or two. I was thinking all night is it true, or not.”

 

Brianna Bennett

“How much did you win.”

 

Voice of: Scratch & Win Winner

“25 thousand. I have some outstanding bills so come in just handy to clear those up.”

 

Brianna Bennett

“Do you recommend people to buy scratch & win tickets.”

 

Voice of: Scratch & Win Winner

“Yes, I do. Because when its yours its yours.”

 

Attention readers: This online newscast is a direct transcript of our evening television broadcast. When speakers use Kriol, we have carefully rendered their words using a standard spelling system.

 

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