Ahead of a $1 billion Powerball weekend, a Chula Vista woman reflected on her five wins in lottery games over the past decade or so.
“I ask people [if they play the lottery] and they say ‘No, I never win.’ and I say, ‘Not with an attitude like that, you’re not!” said Leonar Mendell.
Mendell is a single mom and a Chula Vista native who has won more than $10,500 in the lottery, mostly through scratch-off tickets. Her first big win was in 2018, when she won the lottery for $10,000 at the liquor store just down the street from her home…