Betty Cooley

"I couldn't believe it!" Winner Betty Cooley recalled, "This was the first time I've ever played!" The Lafayette resident bought a Powerball ticket on a whim for her birthday, playing the dates of her late husbands birthday and won $100,000! 

Betty purchased her ticket at Smoke Shop in Lake Charles and already has plans for her winnings. "I'm going to buy my son a vehicle…He really needs one!" the winner said.