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Lemon delights recipe credited for $100,000 lottery jackpot

By Ben Hooper
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Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A Missouri woman said a desire to save money on ingredients for lemon delights led to her winning a $100,000 lottery jackpot.

Molly Upton told Missouri Lottery officials she visited a grocery store in Kansas City that she rarely patronizes because she was in search of low-priced pecans for her lemon delights.

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The errand led her to fill up her tank at the QuikTrip gas station across the street, which she said she had never been to before.

Upton said she bought a 20X Lucky scratch-off ticket on impulse at the gas station.

"I'm not even a big lottery player," Upton said. "I stuck the ticket in the [Check-A-Ticket] machine, and it said 'Claim At Lottery.' I went back to the clerk and asked, 'Is something wrong with this machine?'"

It turned out the machine was working perfectly -- Upton needed to visit lottery headquarters to collect a $100,000 prize.

Upton said she plans to use her winnings to pay off her debts.

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