Retiree Snags $100K Oregon Lottery Jackpot

SALEM, OR — Retirement got a whole lot sweeter for Lebanon resident Yolanda Reyes this month when she won the jackpot on an Oregon Lottery Holiday Wishes Scratch-it.

New for the 2018 holiday season, the Oregon Lottery's featured holiday Scratch-it games include the $1 Stocking Stuffer, the $2 Snow Globe Cash, the $5 Holiday Cheer, and the $10 Holiday Wishes, which is the one Yolanda chose to play while hanging out at B&G Bingo in Salem.

"I was at Bingo and scratching the ticket and thought I won $10,” Yolanda recently told Oregon Lottery officials. “When I asked a friend, we realized I won $100,000!”

With Yolanda taking home the max prize, only one $100,000 jackpot remains, Oregon Lottery spokesman Patrick Johnson said. The holiday Scratch-its will be on sale through the end of the year.

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Recently retired from the Oregon Department of Human Services after 20 years of state service, Yolanda said she'll use her winnings to pad her nest egg and purchase a smaller pickup truck.

“It comes at a great time for me,” she said. “I just retired and this will be a nice cushion.”

For more information about the Oregon Lottery or its games and prizes, visit OregonLottery.org.

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