A gift from her dad led a Georgia woman to a life-changing lottery prize. Now, she has big plans.

Vanesa Menijvar Acosta, of Norcross, scratched the $25,000,000 Mega Money ticket to reveal a $2 million prize , the Massachusetts Lottery said in a May 28 news release.

Acosta is the first $2 million winner in the new scratch-off game , which launched May 13, the lottery said. She beat odds of 1 in 6,300,000 to snag the second-tier prize.

Her dad bought the winning ticket from the East Boston Corner Market in East Boston, according to the lottery. The store will receive a $20,000 commission.

On May 28, Acosta claimed her prize and chose a one-time lump sum payment of $1.3 million before taxes, the lottery said. She told officials she has plans to buy a home and attend college.

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