As we reported last night, a single winner had the right combination to claim Saturday's $135,000 LOTTO jackpot. But up until yesterday, that winner didn't know of their good fortune. That is until last night when Nigna Mimion Andrews checked her ticket. Today she went to the LOTTO offices to claim her prize and not surprisingly says that the numbers, all five of them came to her in a dream.
Nigna Mimion Andrews, LOTTO Winner
"I dreamt the numbers and I just put them together."
Alfonso Noble,
What will you do with the money?
Nigna Mimion Andrews, LOTTO Winner
"Some will definitely go to my children's education."
Alfonso Noble,
How did you get the news you won?
Nigna Mimion Andrews, LOTTO Winner
"When I went to work on Wednesday morning I didn't know anything. I live in Santa Elena Cayo and I drove down to my work at the Ministry of Agriculture in Belmopan. There one of my co-workers asked me if I heard the news that somebody won because the numbers sounded like mine. I told them I didn't believe so I started to get nervous. He told me to call the LOTTO hotline and when I called the numbers sounded like mine. So I called home and those were the numbers."
"I just feel good that I won the money. I definitely will give some to some sort of charity. And as I said there are some really faithful family and a few faithful friends who I will share my blessings with."
Government takes a 15% cut on her winnings and she takes home $114,750.00.