Lucky San Francisco mom wins $1 million on lottery scratcher

A woman won $1 million in San Francisco in the California lottery, officials announced Friday.

Le Chao often plays the newest Scratchers games and tried her luck on Plus the Money, purchasing her ticket at the Safeway on Webster Street in the Fillmore neighborhood, according to lottery officials. Chao won the $1 million top prize.

Chao plans to pay off her kids’ college loans and buy a house for her family, lottery officials said.

The Safeway where Chao bought her ticket will receive $5,000 for selling the winning ticket, according to lottery officials.

According to the lottery announcement, Chao said:

“I told my family I had won. And my kids said, ‘Mommy, you are lucky!'”