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Lucky girl: 2-year-old picks NYC mom’s $1M ticket

Mar 14, 2012, 1:40 PM

NEW YORK (AP) – A New York City toddler with the right touch has made her family $1 million richer.

Afsheen Ahsan, of Queens, credits her 2-year-old daughter, Anaya Hussain, for picking her New York Poker instant scratch-off ticket.

Ahsan says the toddler reached out and touched the ticket on Jan. 30 while they were at the Top Convenience store in Brooklyn.

She told the Daily News (
http://nydn.us/x3x4kT) that she took that as a sign and bought the ticket.

Ahsan will receive $31,152 a year until 2031. She says she wants to start a business, and also plans a vacation.

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Information from: Daily News,
http://www.nydailynews.com

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