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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Isabel Keane

She was at home eating chocolate and listening to Pink Floyd’s Money. Then a scratcher made her a millionaire

A lucky Illinois woman was at home listening to Pink Floyd’s “Money” when she scratched her newly purchased lottery ticket and realized she won $1 million.

“I was planning on playing a different scratch-off game,” the winner, who chose not to be identified but went by the nickname Wishing Fish, told Illinois Lottery officials. “But as I looked over the other options, this ticket stood out. It was as if my vision blocked out all the other tickets – this one was meant to be.”

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