Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A Delaware woman said she has Santa Claus to thank for a $50,000 winning lottery ticket she received in her Christmas stocking. The Wilmington woman told Delaware Lottery officials that Santa -- aka her mother -- placed scratch-off lottery tickets in the Christmas stockings she filled for her three children. Advertisement The woman said she was surprised -- and her brothers were "extremely jealous" -- when the Play Money ticket won her a $50,000 jackpot. "My first reaction was definitely shock," the woman said. "I thought I definitely didn't win and that there was some sort of catch." The woman said she quietly composed herself and announced to her family: "Apparently, I won $50,000." The winner said she is making plans for her winnings. "I'll save some money for travel, donate some to charity, and tuck the rest away for the future," she said. Read More 166 Missouri co-workers each take home $6K of $1M lottery prize Scammer creates Twitter account posing as Florida lottery winner Lotto winner thought $1 million phone call was a prank Man presents wife with $100,000 lottery win for anniversary
