Uber Eats delivery mom wins $ 250,000 in lottery

(CNN) – For those who think that luck is against them, never say never. An Uber Eats delivery girl from Maryland, United States, and a mother of five, won a $ 250,000 lottery ticket a few weeks ago.

The winner, who calls herself “Grateful Mom” ​​to remain anonymous, was sitting in her car waiting for her next installment when she realized she had scratched off the winning ticket.

“I was sitting in the car going crazy!”, The winner explained to the Maryland Lottery. “I checked it with my application and saw that it was a prize of US $ 250,000.”

Within seconds of realizing it, the Uber Eats app buzzed. “I said, ‘I don’t want to do Uber Eats right now,'” he exclaimed.

The 47-year-old “Grateful Mom” ​​won the award with a single play of the game. “CASH“, a $ 10 ticket with a top prize of $ 250,000.

It was not the first time I played the lottery

According to the story published by the Maryland Lottery, the Anne Arundel County resident is a frequent player of other scratch-offs, but typically limits her purchase to two or three instant tickets in a row, often playing between Uber Eats deliveries.

In this particular case, things were slightly different.

“Thankful Mom” ​​made a stop at Quick Save Mart and used the Maryland Lottery app to see her chances of winning on other types of tickets.

That’s when the $ 10 “CASH” game caught his eye. He used other winning low-cost tickets to cash in and buy the $ 250,000 Scratch-Off. It was a last minute move that paid off.

Although he has won small prizes in the past, including a $ 1,500 prize, the quarter million dollars has been by far his biggest win.

Grateful Mom plans to use the proceeds to settle some bills, provide financial support for her children, and a down payment on a house.