Perfect Timing: Danbury Mom & Daughter Team Up To Score Big In Lottery

DANBURY, CT — The timing was just right for a Danbury mother and her daughter to win big in the state lottery.

According to the Connecticut State Lottery, Terry Lionheart and her daughter, Amy, live in Danbury, where they regularly food shop together at a major supermarket.

After a long day at work recently, Amy was just too tired to take them food shopping, so Terry chose to head out solo to a nearby bodega for a couple of needed groceries. Right nearby was Tropical Deli—a place where Terry always wanted to buy scratch tickets but had never stopped before, according to lottery officials.

"I bought one last 10X Cash (15th Edition) ticket and brought it home," Terry said. "Normally, I scratch them as soon as I get them, but for some reason, I didn’t play it until the next day over breakfast. I scratched row two and won $2,000, and a couple of rows later, I won another $8,000!"

The timing of the $10,000 prize couldn't be better: All of the money will go into the new house Amy bought, just for the two of them.