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Fundraiser Donation Leads To $100,000 Lottery Win

A Holiday gas station in Maplewood sold the $100,000 winning scratch ticket.

An act of generosity paid off for two co-workers who ended up having “the best Monday ever!” Krista McQuaid of Prescott, Wisconsin and Tricia Nihart of Saint Paul submitted a winning bid for a basket that included lottery tickets at a silent auction fundraiser. They won $8 on the scratch tickets and Nihart used their winnings to purchase additional scratch tickets.

Over her lunch break, McQuaid scratched one of the newly purchased tickets and uncovered a $100,000 win. “I ran to her desk, she wasn’t there because she was at lunch too, so I left a note to ‘see me A.S.A.P.’ I was shaking, I didn’t believe it,” said McQuaid.

“When I saw the note, I had a feeling we won, but I didn’t know how much,” said Nihart. “Our co-workers heard us screaming and all came running to find out why. We filled out our time off slips and left!”

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The Holiday gas station located at 280 McKnight Road S. in Maplewood sold the $100,000 winning scratch ticket. McQuaid and Nihart claimed the prize at the Lottery’s Roseville office on Nov. 20, according to a news release.

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