Woman Won $100K Prize After Buying Wrong Lottery Ticket, Then Disaster Almost Struck When She Forgot to Put Her Car in Park

Although the lucky winner was initially upset, her lottery story had a happy ending

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  • An Ohio woman won a $100,000 lottery prize on Friday the 13th
  • However, she initially thought she was unlucky after accidentally buying the Mega Millions ticket instead of her usual Powerball ticket
  • Then, on the day of the draw, huge wind gusts knocked out the internet, which left her unable to check her numbers right away

An Ohio woman had a few brushes with bad luck when she won big on a Friday the 13th lottery drawing.

The Sheffield Village resident, who ended up winning a $100,000 lottery prize, told Ohio Lottery officials she was initially upset at herself for accidentally buying a Mega Millions ticket rather than her typical Powerball ticket.

Then, on the day of the draw, Friday, March 13, huge wind gusts knocked out the internet, which left her unable to check her numbers right away. When she finally could the following night, she realized she won big…

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