{"id":255877,"date":"2026-07-30T23:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T23:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/255877\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T23:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T23:05:10","slug":"pennsylvania-great-grandmother-wins-1-5-million-on-scratch-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/255877\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania great-grandmother wins $1.5 million on scratch-off"},"content":{"rendered":"

What would you do if you won over a million dollars? It’s a fun question to think about, but it is a question that 86-year-old Rita Franczyk now has to consider.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, July 19, at the Giant Eagle in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County, Franczyk bought a $30 scratch-off ticket that made her a millionaire.<\/p>\n

“I knew what it said, but I thought, ‘nah,'” Franczyk said. “I took it to the desk, to the clerk and she said, ‘Rita!’ And she had a tear, she cared that much that I won. That was so nice of her. So, we are both having tears. I called my daughter, ‘I’m a millionaire! I won a million dollars!'”<\/p>\n

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On Sunday, July 19, at the Giant Eagle in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County, Franczyk bought a $30 scratch-off ticket that made her a millionaire.<\/p>\n

(Photo: KDKA)<\/p>\n

Franczyk says this was her second time playing the new Super Star scratch-off game. The first time she played it, she won $50.<\/p>\n

This grandmother of three and great-grandmother of seven says she is grateful for the $1.5 million prize. And since her husband died a few years ago, Franczyk says she’s been living with her daughter and her family.<\/p>\n

But now, she’s thinking it’s about time they all get a living upgrade.<\/p>\n

“I would like to make a new residence for possibly her and her husband and me, if they’d like to come,” said Franczyk. “I would like to buy a ranch-type, small, average home and move.”<\/p>\n

And when asked if she had any advice to lottery players out there who may be on the fence about trying a new game, Franczyk laughed and said, “Take the chance. It’s worth it.”<\/p>\n

Franczyk says that just because she won big on this ticket, she’s not going to stop playing the lottery. She anticipates buying more scratch-offs, and who knows, maybe her luck will hold.<\/p>\n

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