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A lucky woman has revealed she won $50,000 on a lottery scratchcard after purchasing the last ticket left in a vending machine.
Denise McIntosh, from Baltimore, Maryland, US, had bought five losing cards in a row from a self-service machine and had given up hope of winning after losing on all of them.
But when she saw there was just one left, she snapped it up - and realised she had won a massive prize.
Nursing home worker Denise said in a statement on February 6: "I thought, 'Let me buy that last one'."
She added: "I scratched it while walking out of the store and then I scanned it on my phone. I said, 'I think I'm going to cry!'."
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She was stunned when she realised that she had just won $50,000 (£42,000).
Lucky Denise told how she could not sleep that night because she was worried about having a valuable ticket in her house.
Towson Walmart the store where Denise bought her lucky lottery ticket (Newsflash)A few days later, she rushed to the Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore and collected her prize, which she said was life-changing.
She revealed that she first plans to use some of the money and pay off some bills.
The lottery added that the Walmart retailer who sold the ticket received a $500 (£417) bonus for selling a top-prize winning scratch-off.
The win comes just days after a lucky teenager scooped $48million (£30m) on her first ever lottery ticket.
Juliette Lamour, from Ontario, Canada, had just turned 18 when she was told by her grandad to purchase a lottery ticket, which turned out to be a stroke of genius.
The win made the young woman, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the youngest big lottery winner in Canadian history.
"I just turned 18 and my grandfather suggested I buy a lottery ticket for fun," explained Juliette during a winner’s celebration at the lottery HQ in Sault Ste. Marie.
She continued: "When I went to the store, I wasn’t sure what to ask for because I had never bought a ticket before, so I called my dad who told me to buy a LOTTO 6/49 Quick Pick.
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"I still can’t believe I hit the GOLD BALL jackpot on my very first lottery ticket!"
The teenager has pledged to finish school and then go with her parents travelling.
She continued: "While I am so excited about the opportunities that lie ahead, I feel comforted knowing I am surrounded by the grounding love of my family.
They will be with me on every step of this incredible journey," Juliette said.