American Wendy Hester was on her way to the supermarket for groceries when “a voice in her head” was stopped and advised to buy a winning lottery ticket. Now the woman can buy a house and pay off the loan.
Wendy Hester from North Carolina bought a lottery ticket after a voice told her to do it and won £820,000 (approximately 37 million hryvnia). Reported by The Sun.
The woman instantly bought a £8 VIP Platinum ticket on her way to the supermarket. She wiped the protective layer on the house and saw that she had hit the jackpot.
Wendy Hester said, “Something told me to get it and I got it. It seemed to me it had to be. I looked at it and thought it couldn’t happen. But it was true.”
The lucky winner immediately called her husband and shared the good news.
The woman said to her husband, “I just won a million dollars. It’s a dream. We can finally get our own house.”
The couple plans not only to buy a new house, but also to pay off the car loan that Wendy paid. He collected his winnings from his North Carolina Lottery headquarters in Raleigh.
The woman reportedly opted for the lump sum after being offered £493,896 upfront and the rest £41,324 over 20 years. After paying state and federal taxes, Wendy Hester became richer by 353,331 pounds (almost 16 million hryvnia).
Previously Focus He wrote that the man won 132 million from the lottery but could not withdraw the money. Martin Tott, director of purchasing from Watford, and his wife, Kay, only realized they had won six months after the winning numbers were announced.
It was also reported that the blogger accidentally ate a $12,000 chocolate egg. Adam Davis of Sevenoaks, Kent, England, admitted that he didn’t realize he was so hungry and was holding a prized candy in his hand.
Source: Focus
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