Mother who used her life savings to pay for daughter’s cancer treatment wins $2m lottery jackpot
Mom Who Used Her Savings To Pay For Daughter’s Cancer Treatment Wins $2 Million Lottery Jackpot On Scratch Card
- A mom who used her life’s savings to pay for her daughter’s cancer treatment won $2 million in the Florida lottery
- Geraldine Gimblet bought the last available lottery ticket for a $2 million scratch off game at a gas station a day after her daughter had one last round of treatment
- The gas station attendant told her there were no more tickets available, but she insisted he check again and eventually found the last ticket
A Florida mom who used all of her savings to pay for her daughter’s cancer treatment ended up winning a $2 million jackpot after playing a Florida lottery scratch card.
Geraldine Gimblet bought the last lottery ticket available for the $2,000,000 Bonus Cashword Scratch-Off game at a gas station in Lakeland, near Tampa.
Her purchase came the day after her daughter finally completed her final cancer treatment.
Geraldine Gimblet, center, used all her savings to pay for her daughter’s cancer treatment — but won $2 million in the Florida lottery after buying a scratch card
Geraldine Gimblet bought the last available lottery ticket for a $2 million scratch off game at a gas station a day after her daughter had one last round of treatment
Gimblet bought the ticket at this gas station in Lakeland. The clerk told her there were no more tickets available but she insisted he check again and eventually found the last ticket
The winning ticket, based on a crossword puzzle, won Gimblet a $2 million jackpot
Although the gas station attendant told her there were no more tickets available, Gimblet insisted he check again, and one last ticket was found.
The scratch ticket cost $10, but it was the winning ticket.
“At first the gas station attendant thought there were no more tickets, but I asked him to double check because I like the crossword puzzles best. He found the last one!’ Gimblet explained.
Gimblet later accompanied her daughter and granddaughter to claim her $2 million prize at the Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee, opting for a one-time payment of $1,645,000.
Gimblet’s daughter told lottery officials how her mother’s win had affected her and cried tears of joy.
“The day before my mom bought this ticket, I rang the doorbell and walked out of the hospital after completing my last breast cancer treatment,” she said.
“My mother had withdrawn her savings to care for me when I was ill. I’m so happy for her.’