She Scratched and Won $15,000 on New Year’s Day

An Independence Village resident started 2026 with a stroke of luck, winning fifteen thousand dollars on a Scratch and Win ticket.

The winner says she was spending the day with her sisters when she decided to try her luck. “I scratch the scratch and when I see, I want know if I di see good. I recheck it and I halla fi alla my sister deh.”

After checking the ticket twice, she called her family to share the news.

When asked what she plans to do with the money, she explained, “I’ll try flip this money. I was buy all kind a thing and try invest this fi flip this over and put more inna mi account.”

She also encouraged others to keep playing. “Yes. Unu try. Once unu try it, unu must ketch it one day. Because I always had my hopes up that one day I get scratch.”