BOISE -- What started out as a very difficult week for a St. Maries woman, now has a silver lining.
Frankie Masterson recently learned her grandson had been seriously wounded while serving in Afghanistan.
In an unusual twist of luck, Frankie learned Sunday that she was holding a Powerball ticket worth $200,000. Her ticket matched five numbers, but not the Powerball.
Frankie’s grandson, a U.S. marine, stepped on a roadside bomb last week and is recovering from his wounds stateside in an East Coast medical facility.
“He was badly injured, but he is alive,” said Frankie. “He comes first before this money, that’s for sure.”
Frankie bought her lottery ticket at Harvest Foods in St. Maries. She claimed her prize at lottery headquaters in Boise Tuesday.
For selling the winning ticket, Harvest Foods will receive a $20,000 bonus from the Idaho Lottery.
Frankie plans to use some of her winnings to visit her grandson after Christmas.
“I couldn’t have afforded to visit him without this,” said Frankie. “I’m planning on taking his sister and maybe my great-grand daughter to visit him. This will be one holiday to remember.”
