Mildred purchased her winning tickets at Meraux Food Store #2 Inc. on Paris Road in Chalmette.

She played her numbers on one ticket as a "straight" set, which meant that they had to match the numbers drawn in exact order to win $5,000.

She played her numbers on other ticket as a "straight/box" set, which meant that they could match the numbers drawn in any order to win a prize or exact order to win $2,600.