Woman wins $30 million from the Florida Lottery in the highest online jackpot ever
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Aura Dominguez Canto from Panama is the highest online jackpot winner ever.
She won the grand sum of $30 million from the Florida Lotto after playing for only two months.
Aura had decided to try her luck with the Florida Lotto through theLotter, an online lottery concierge service.
She played every draw for a month with the numbers 3, 10, 20, 29, 35, and 50.
Despite not having much luck initially, her persistence paid off spectacularly on her very last ticket for the drawing held on July 19, 2017, when she hit the jackpot.
Aura's win was more than luck - it was a symbol of hope. Even though she was retired, she kept working to provide for her children.
She was excited at finally being able to retire for good, saying, "I really was needing the money! Really, really!"
Aura opted for a one-time, lump-sum payment of $20,948,543.98, which she claimed at the Florida Lotto headquarters in Tallahassee on August 16.
Aura's story is especially inspiring because it highlights how she utilized an online platform to participate in a lottery outside her home country without even having to leave Panama.
Services like theLotter have given access to major lotteries worldwide, allowing people from different countries to participate in lotteries that were previously inaccessible to them.
Players choose their numbers online, and then the service purchases tickets on their behalf in the respective country, with agents notifying winners of any prizes.
In Aura's case, where she was informed via email and phone calls about her win.
This choice helped her win the $30 million, by showing how lottery winners' stories impact people around the world who love playing the lottery.
Aura wants to take a break from work and use her new money to help people and make positive changes in her life.
“I’m a retired woman, I would like to stop working because I continued working because I have my children, but I want to rest, really!”
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