Chicago man credits mom with $2.5 million lottery win

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rock_nc — Sat, 10 May 2014 13:30:09 GMT

My mother passed away in 1996@77 years old! Happy Mothers Day Mom! Another Angel in Heaven

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Saylorgirl — Sat, 10 May 2014 12:32:23 GMT

That is a very sweet story. Congratulations to him and may his Mama have a wonderful Mothers Day celebration.

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mypiemaster — Sat, 10 May 2014 05:29:36 GMT

Just give her half, and use your portion, to throw her a mothers' day party

...I sincerely hope, that this is not one of those misadventures of a crooked store clerk .

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mikeintexas — Sat, 10 May 2014 04:17:04 GMT

Amen to that.

I'd give half the life I have left just to have my momma back for one more day.

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rdgrnr — Sat, 10 May 2014 03:31:04 GMT

Take good care of Mama while you have her, Daniel.

Cherish every moment, every hug, every smile.

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Jon D — Fri, 09 May 2014 23:14:15 GMT

Makes perfect sense to me.

Just reading the story, he says he frequently has his mom buy tickets for him. Well, for draw tickets, you have to wait to find out if you're a winner. But for scratch games, there is no waiting, you can just scratch and find out instantly if you're a winner. So that's what she does for him since she's a clerk. Scratch the code and find out if it's a winner.

Maybe it's just me, I don't find the actual *act* of scratching to be fun. That's like saying you find the... [ More ]

Comment #3

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 09 May 2014 22:01:01 GMT

Well, he probably doesn't care since it seems that she gave him the winnings anyways. I don't know maybe he doesn't like scratching tickets so she does it and he keeps the prize lol

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mrcraft — Fri, 09 May 2014 21:21:51 GMT

I thought that was weird too.

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LottoMetro — Fri, 09 May 2014 20:30:47 GMT

That day, she bought a $10 instant ticket and scratched it off to reveal her son had won $2.5 million.

If she bought it for her son, why did she scratch it off? Seems like that would be a buzzkill, someone else scratching off my tickets.

Chicago man credits mom with $2.5 million lottery win

Lottery Post — Fri, 09 May 2014 20:21:29 GMT

A Chicago man is planning a special Mother's Day for his mom after she bought a lottery ticket for him that wound up being worth $2.5 million.

Daniel Stojak, 46, of Chicago, said his mother, Shirley, 77, also of Chicago, frequently buys him tickets at the Jewel-Osco in Niles where she has worked as a cashier for about 15 years.

Though Shirley Stojak had won some money before playing the lottery the most was $10,000 this April 1 was special.

That day, she bought a $10 instant ticket and... [ More ]