Lincoln Park woman ‘almost had heart attack’ after winning $634,679
Margaret and Toney Sheppard hold an oversized version of Margaret’s winning check.
A Lincoln Park woman thought she was going to have a heart attack when she found out that what she thought was a $10,000 Jackpot Slots Fast Cash jackpot win was actually a $634,679 jackpot win.
“I was at the store buying a Powerball ticket for the big jackpot and figured I’d get a Fast Cash ticket too,” said Margaret Sheppard, 65. “I looked the ticket over in the store and saw I’d won the jackpot, so I looked at the jackpot amount on the store’s Fast Cash sign and thought I’d won $10,000.
She thought she won $10,000 at first
“I told the clerk I’d won, but I was bummed because I’d just missed the big jackpot that was over $600,000. He looked at my ticket, then at me, and said: ‘You won the $634,679 jackpot!’ I thought I was going to have a heart attack, so he walked me out to my car. I signed the ticket and then called my husband to tell him the good news!”
Sheppard bought her winning ticket at Lincoln Park Smokers & More, located at 1121 Southfield Road in Lincoln Park. She recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. With her winnings, she plans to complete some home improvements and take her grandkids to Disney World.
Fast Cash games are a series of instant-win games that print from terminals at Lottery retailers. Fast Cash tickets range in price from $2 per play up to $30 per play.
