Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe March 1 (UPI) -- An 83-year-old Delaware woman decided to buy a lottery ticket for the first time in her life and ended up winning a $40,000 jackpot. The woman told Delaware Lottery officials she had never bought a lottery ticket before when a Limited Instant Game ticket caught her eye at Cheswold News and Tobacco. Advertisement "I decided to take a chance and give it a try," the woman said. Her beginner's luck turned out to be fruitful, as she won a $40,000 prize. "I am so shocked," the winner said. "The machine [scanner] lit up and said I won. I still can't believe it!" The winner said she hasn't yet decided what to do with her unexpected winnings. Read More Man collects second lottery jackpot on his birthday Printing error causes Louisiana man's lottery jackpot to double Maryland Lottery player wins third big Keno prize