A young mum has bagged over £1million on the lottery after using her kids’ birthdays for her numbers.
The winner, identified by the nickname ‘Lucky Mom’, matched all five numbers on the Lucky Day Lotto draw.
She told lottery officials that she always uses her children’s birth dates for her numbers.
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Lucky Mom, who comes from Illinois, US, scooped a £1.1 million (USD 1.4 million) lottery jackpot
The winning numbers were 6, 8, 16, 17 and 20.
She said she found out she was an overnight millionaire while dealing with her screaming baby late at night.
She told Illinois Lottery: “My baby woke up crying, and after tucking them back into bed, I had trouble falling back asleep.
“So to pass the time, I opened the lottery app on my phone.
“I couldn’t believe it when it showed that I had just won $1.4 million!”
Lucky Mom added: “Absolutely wackadoodle.”
She explained: “I’ve played Lucky Day Lotto here and there, and when I do, I use my kids’ birthdays as my lucky numbers.
“I have the best job in the world, I’m a stay-at-home mom.
“I already feel very lucky and blessed for where I’m at in life.
“But today the word ‘lucky’ took on a whole new meaning.”
She said one birthday in particular turned out to be the luckiest of them all but didn’t reveal which child was responsible.
She said: “After I won, I asked my husband ‘Do you want to know which kid’s birthday helped us win the jackpot?’”
She didn’t reveal if she has any immediate plans for her bumper winnings.
Last month, a lucky bloke bagged nearly £150,000 on the lottery after having a ‘fateful dream’.
Jamie Shedden, 54, who comes from Hamilton near Toronto in Canada, said: “I had a dream that the winning ticket was at the top row of tickets in the store.
“The store clerk knows me and knows I always pick the second ticket from the bottom.
“She went to pick it for me, but I stopped her and asked for the top row this time.”
The simple change led to Shedden becoming £144,965 (CAD 250,000) richer.
He said: “I’ll use this money to take care of my kids.
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