One Arkansan departed from their usual lottery playing routine “out of the blue”—and hit the jackpot.

P. Welch of Nevada County won $75,000 in the March 13 Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) drawing. She claimed her prize at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) Claim Center on March 17.

The winning ticket was ordered via the Jackpocket mobile app. The winning numbers were 3, 8, 22, 29 and 37.

Welch ordered the winning ticket with $4, which she had won in a previous drawing. The Nevada County woman never plays NSJ, preferring games like Cash 3, Cash 4 and Powerball®. She typically selects birthdays as her numbers.

This time, however, Welch decided to try her luck with the computer-generated numbers on a Quick Pick ticket.

“I just did that out of the blue,” Welch told lottery officials.

Unbeknownst to Welch, her spur-of-the-moment decision would land her a massive prize. While at home, she received a notification from Jackpocket saying, “Big winner.”

“I thought I won a dollar,” Welch said.

The player checked her ticket and, to her astonishment, saw that she had matched all five winning numbers needed to win the jackpot.

Welch shared the good news with her boyfriend, mother and daughter, all of whom were elated. The lucky winner’s boyfriend later accompanied her to the ASL Claim Center.

“We’ve been hoping for something good to happen,” he said.

With her winnings, Welch plans to help her mom and start a business.

Welch is one of two jackpot winners for the March 13 drawing. They will split the $150,000 prize evenly, each receiving $75,000.

The second jackpot-winning ticket for the March 13 drawing has yet to be claimed. The ticket was sold at University Shell, 3200 South University Ave. in Little Rock. The winner has 180 days from the draw date to claim their prize.

The jackpot for tonight’s NSJ drawing is $80,000.

For more information about lottery games and how to play, visit MyArkansasLottery.com.

About the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) creates winning people, winning futures, and winning moments. Since 2009, the ASL has sold over $7.8 billion and returned more than $1.4 billion for scholarships to benefit Arkansas students. More than 770,000 college scholarships distributed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education have been awarded to Arkansans. The lottery has awarded more than $5 billion in prizes to players, more than $443 million in retailer commissions, and provided more than $184 million in state and federal tax revenue.

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About Jackpocket
Jackpocket is on a mission to create a more convenient, fun, and responsible way to take part in the lottery. The first licensed third-party lottery courier app in the United States, Jackpocket provides an easy, secure way to order official state lottery tickets. Jackpocket is currently available in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and West Virginia, and is planning to expand to new markets. Download the app on iOS and Android or participate via desktop. Follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.