Arkansas woman wins $100,000 from scratch-off ticket

$5 Platinum 7’s lottery ticket
$5 Platinum 7’s lottery ticket

An Arkansas woman won $100,000 Friday from a $5 scratch-off ticket, according to a news release.

Frances Mayweather of Smackover said she would use the prize money “to help out her children,” Arkansas Scholarship Lottery officials said.

Mayweather bought the ticket at Tobacco Station No. 3 at 100 Garden Oaks Drive in Camden, according to the release. The store will receive $1,000 from the sale, a 1 percent commission.

Mayweather’s ticket was from the Platinum 7’s instant game, a scratch-off game that began May 2, according to the release. Arkansas Scholarship Lottery officials two more $100,000 prizes are available in the game.

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