PRINCETON, Ind. — A Princeton, Indiana, woman is the latest to claim the Hoosier Lottery's Lucky Millionaire prize — her second major lottery win.
Connie Cottingham claimed her $1 million prize Aug. 9 after buying the winning scratch-off ticket at Chuckles Food Mart in Princeton. It was her second trip to Hoosier Lottery Headquarters: In 2008 she won $500,000 from a Dazzling Diamonds scratch-off she bought from Evansville Moto Mart in Evansville, Ind., WRTV-TV reported.
"I was shocked. I had to get my glasses out and take a second look, make sure I was seeing the right thing!" said Cottingham. "I sat there for a little bit thanking the good Lord above for doing an awesome thing again for me."
Cottingham, who works as bartender and part-time karaoke DJ, told lottery officials she bought her ticket on her way to work. Before cashing it in, though, she went in and finished her shift.
Cottingham said even after her second win she has no plans to quit working, though she does have some ideas for her winnings.
"I'm going to help my daughter first thing and some close family members and close friends and take a trip," said Cottingham.
Cottingham is the tenth player to win $1 million playing Lucky Millionaire. She is the eighth player to claim an instant $1 million top prize on the game.
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Way to go girl. Drink up, but don't drink it all up. Congrats.
Nice story and good for her!
Even after her first big win, she kept on playing.
Congratulation Connie
Way to go,Connie!
It's Party time!
Wow Connie- what a way to celebrate. Don't spend it all in one place girl.
Congratulations lady! I am still waiting for one that will make me do a double-take.
Yes ! It can happen more than once !
So after I win big I will continue to play.
Is that helpmewin?
From Indiana...
Awfully quiet...
Hmmm...
Yea and she kept - WINNING!!
Hmmmm... your right haven't read/seen any post from her today
Ha if your not close fam/friend your out of luck ????
If there's a big win In south Jersey I better maintain my 3.5 average posts per day lest I be suspect.
Lucky lady i cant even win on 2nd chance replay I been entering since 09 & I enter a lot I guess I am a 2x loser until 1 day I win
Congrats to the lucky winner. You gotta stay in it, to win it twice. Good Job.
Congrats! Not too shabby... two wins in less than 5yrs... there is hope for the rest of us
Anybody see my ship? It was supposed to come in
Naw, to busy lookin fer mine,
hope I'm not at the airport, bus, or train station when It comes In.
Congratulations, Connie Cottingham, on your pre-taxed $1.5M scratch-off tickets lottery wins -- I hope that this is a lump-sum total; rather than the value of annuities paid annually over a three decades.
Does it look like a Dinghy. I think i saw it.
Congrats Connie Cottingham spend wisely
Oh well, at least the suspense is over...
I wonder how many tickets she bought between her two winnings.
Shoot I will continue to play to till the day I die I am a lotto freak
You know you can disable the adds without being golden lol
Here in box is full I guess ppl been hitting here up since they know its her that won
just so you will know i don't buy many scratch offs i have in the past and i won $100.00 and $5.00 + a free ticket.
i haven't had much Luck with them
I never buy them. They just don't seem that exciting to me. Instant disappointment.