“I had to check it two or three times before I believed it,” lottery winner Christy Baker said
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- Christy Baker won $50,000 playing the Instant Million lottery game on her wedding anniversary
- She purchased the winning ticket at a Walmart Fuel Station in Springdale Arkansas after researching which games had the highest remaining prizes
- Baker said she plans to use her winnings to make an upcoming family vacation more special for her children
An Arkansas woman’s wedding anniversary was that much richer — all thanks to a lottery win.
Christy Baker won $50,000 playing the Instant Million lottery game after scratching out a few lucky numbers on her anniversary, according to the Arkansas lottery.
Baker’s lucky story began after she took a trip to a Walmart Fuel Station in Springdale, Ark., on the day of her anniversary. Before making her purchase, she said she checked online to see which games still had prizes available and noticed Instant Million…