New Hampshire woman won a $25,000 a year for life prize

A woman from New Hampshire has won a $25,000 a year for life prize from a multi-state lottery game just in time for her 43rd wedding anniversary.

Shelley German, of Salem, New Hampshire, purchased a Quic Pic lottery ticket and played the Lucky for Life game in late July, according to a press release issued by the Massachusetts State Lottery on Wednesday, Aug. 2.

The multi-state Lucky for Life game requires five matching numbers between 1 and 48 and a sixth "Lucky Ball" number between 1 and 18, according to the lottery game’s frequently asked questions webpage.

The Massachusetts State Lottery reports that the first five numbers German selected matched the Lucky for Life drawing on Friday, July 28.

Shelley German, of Salem, New Hampshire, has won a $25,000 a year for life prize from the multi-state Lucky for Life lottery game, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.

Initially, German thought she only matched four of the winning numbers and placed her winning ticket inside an anniversary card, so her husband could take a look later, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.

The couple learned that they won the lottery after they reviewed the ticket together, the lottery board reports.

German and her husband claimed their $25,000 a year for life prize on Wednesday, August 2 at Massachusetts State Lottery headquarters in Dorchester.

The lucky German opted for Lucky for Life’s annuity option, which will award her 20 annual payments of $25,000, before tax withholding.