Once Homeless, US Woman Becomes A Millionaire After Winning Lottery

When the universe wants to reward you, it does in unexpected ways. Lotteries have been a popular game of luck that has proved to be an unexpected blessing for many people and one of them is a formerly homeless California woman who became a millionaire.

Six years ago, Lucia Forseth would never have thought that she would become a millionaire out of nowhere. As she walked into a Walmart Supercentre in Pittsburgh recently, she randomly decided to buy a lottery ticket. She didn't think much about it, closed her eyes and picked a random ticket. She went out of the store and was in the middle of fixing the oil in her car when she decided to scratch it.

At first, Forseth thought she had won a free ticket but she was shocked to know that it was the grand prize of 5 million dollars. She would have never thought that a random visit to Walmart will make her a millionaire.

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Former Homeless Woman Wins Lottery

Talking about her interesting win, she talked about how she was homeless six years ago and worked really hard to get her life back on track. This year is already special for her as she is getting her associate degree as well as getting married soon. The lottery win was a cherry on top for her and she spoke about how grateful she was about the win. Forseth's story is wholesome and winning hearts on the internet.

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Recently, a couple went viral when they shared how they welcomed their second daughter through IVF that was funded by their lottery win. Cameron and Ellie Hinton became parents for the first time through IVF which they funded with help of their family and friends. They wanted a second child but did not have enough funds. That's when they won a lottery of 30,000 pounds and used it for IVF procedure and became parents of a healthy daughter in 2022. Their story really warmed the hearts of people and showed how unexpected things can be such a blessing.

There was a Florida woman who won $2 million in the lottery after she spent all her life savings on the cancer treatment of her daughter. An 86-year-old woman decided to share her $300 lottery prize with the cashier who sold her the winning ticket. There was another woman who won two lotteries worth Rs 82 lakh and Rs 2.8 crores on the same day.