A lucky Idaho woman is $500,000 richer after winning back-to-back lottery jackpots in only two days.
Orlene Peterson was already having a good week in late January after winning a $200,000 prize, and then the very next day she won another $300,000.
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Her odds of winning twice were about 1 in 282.5 million, according to Idaho Lottery officials.
Peterson purchased the tickets in Hayden in northern Idaho, reports said.
“I had bought some tickets already, then had $20 left over, so I thought what the heck, I’ll get a Grand Fortune ticket,” she said, according to CNN.
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The snap decision led to 200 grand.
“I couldn’t believe it,” she said.
Little did Peterson know her luck was only just beginning.
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The next day she was in another store in a different town, where she splurged for tickets again. This time she hit $300,000 on a ticket in a game called Comin’ in Hot.
Peterson said she didn’t fully realize the whopping amount of money she had won.
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“When I scanned it and said I had to claim it at the lottery, I thought maybe it was $1,000. I never imagined it would be $300,000 and that it happened again. The next day!” she said.
Peterson said she’ll use the winnings to pay off bills, buy a new truck and perhaps take a flight to Vegas to try her luck again.
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