Geraldine Gimblet won a $2 million lottery prize the day after her daughter completed treatment for breast cancer. Gimblet, lives in Lakeland. She purchased the $10 Cashword Bonus scratcher at a local convenience store.
“My mom had taken out her life savings to take care of me when I was sick,” Geraldine Gimblet’s daughter told Florida Lottery officials.
Gimblet said that the store clerk told her that they didn’t have Cashword Bonus in stock. “But I asked him to double check because I like the crossword games the best,” she said. “He found the last one!” "Thank goodness she encouraged him to take a second look."
Florida Lottery tweeted,
When Geraldine Gimblet of #Lakeland picked up the last $2,000,000 BONUS CASHWORD Scratch-Off game, her passion for crossword games paid off to the tune of a $2 million-dollar top prize, but that’s just the beginning of a truly, winning story!
Gimblet claimed her money on April 7, with daughter and grandchild.
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