Lottery Win Turns Lemons into Lemonade for Oregon Woman from wisepowder's blog
Maria Salas Laris of Medford, Oregon was bored of being confined to her
house during the state's stay-at-home order - but her day got a lot
brighter when she picked up a Scratch-it ticket worth $50,000.Get more
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We normally play Video Lottery, and when we went to the market we saw the Scratch-its and decided to play,” she said.
She decided to try the Lucky Lemons game - and trying something new turned out to be a great idea. “The first ticket we played was the winner. I was in shock – I am still in shock.”
Her $5.00 Lucky Lemons Scratch-it had turned out to be a $50,000 winner, giving Salas Laris the down payment on a property she is looking to buy. “I haven’t been able to sleep, I’m so excited,” she said. “I have a down payment now, it’s great.”
Salas Laris purchased her winning ticket at the Minute Market at 1217 West Stewart Avenue in Medford. After mailing in her claim, she visited Oregon Lottery headquarters in Salem to receive her check.
Although the lottery's Salem and Wilsonville offices are closed to the public, players who win large prizes are still able to claim in person with an appointment.
“Basically what we’re doing right now is if players win $50,000 or more we ask that they call and then we schedule an appointment,” lottery spokesman Patrick Johnson said.
The lottery has put social distancing measures in place so prizes can be redeemed safely when winners visit. Salas Laris was able to have her picture taken with her "big check" as a staff member jokingly handed it to her with a grabber tool to maintain the required amount of space.
We normally play Video Lottery, and when we went to the market we saw the Scratch-its and decided to play,” she said.
She decided to try the Lucky Lemons game - and trying something new turned out to be a great idea. “The first ticket we played was the winner. I was in shock – I am still in shock.”
Her $5.00 Lucky Lemons Scratch-it had turned out to be a $50,000 winner, giving Salas Laris the down payment on a property she is looking to buy. “I haven’t been able to sleep, I’m so excited,” she said. “I have a down payment now, it’s great.”
Salas Laris purchased her winning ticket at the Minute Market at 1217 West Stewart Avenue in Medford. After mailing in her claim, she visited Oregon Lottery headquarters in Salem to receive her check.
Although the lottery's Salem and Wilsonville offices are closed to the public, players who win large prizes are still able to claim in person with an appointment.
“Basically what we’re doing right now is if players win $50,000 or more we ask that they call and then we schedule an appointment,” lottery spokesman Patrick Johnson said.
The lottery has put social distancing measures in place so prizes can be redeemed safely when winners visit. Salas Laris was able to have her picture taken with her "big check" as a staff member jokingly handed it to her with a grabber tool to maintain the required amount of space.
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