Jan. 7 (UPI) -- An Illinois woman received a "Christmas Day blessing" when she scored a $350,000 lottery jackpot on the holiday.
The winner, who gave herself the nickname Work Mom, told Illinois Lottery officials she bought her Lucky Day Lotto ticket online using her own set of numbers.
"Everyone at my job calls me 'Work Mom' since I'm the oldest," the winner said.
The woman said she was watching TV when she received an email about her win.
"At first, I thought it was a glitch," she said. "I almost had a panic attack -- I immediately checked the Illinois Lottery app to make sure it was real."
