Emma purchased her winning tickets at Day and Night #87 on Jewella Avenue in Shreveport. She played two of her tickets as "straight" sets, which meant that her numbers had to match the numbers drawn in exact order to win $5,000 for each $1 play. She played her third ticket as a "straight/box" set, which meant that her numbers could match the numbers drawn in any order to win a prize or in exact order to win $2,700. Her winnings for the three tickets totaled $12,700