Belize City Fruit Vendor Scratches and Wins $20K

A Belize City fruit vendor is celebrating a sweet Valentine’s weekend surprise after scratching her way to a twenty‑thousand‑dollar win. The forty‑two‑year‑old single mother of two says she buys Scratch and Win tickets almost every night, sometimes spending as much as a hundred dollars, a habit her son often begs her to tone down. But around ten o’clock on Thursday night, that persistence finally paid off. After a routine stop at her neighborhood grocery store, she took home fifty dollars’ worth of tickets… and uncovered not one, but two ten‑times multipliers, each sitting on a one‑thousand‑dollar prize. Overwhelmed, she woke her son, wrapped him in a tight hug, and shared the good news. Now, she’s planning to put those winnings to good use by expanding her small business.

 

Winner, Scratch & Win

“Last night I went to the Chiney to buy my scratch. I spend fifty or a hundred dollars every night. And when I went home, I scratched my Scratch after ten and I realized that I was a winner. And this morning I hugged my son and he told me congratulations for what I have done. And that was my blessing for me?”

 

Shane Williams

“It is a real valentine blessing. I know you and your son are happy. What will you do with the money?”

 

Winner

“My plan is to build up a house and extend in my business”

 

Shane Williams

“Now will you continue to buy?”

 

Winner

“Yes I do.”

 

She’s now using that Valentine’s windfall to boost her business and create a better home for her family.