Cancer Survivor and Veteran Wins Lotto 6 Times

— -- A Virginia woman is celebrating after winning big six times in her state lotto.

Donna Boyd-Warren won $150,000 from six winning tickets in Virginia's Cash5 lotto. Each ticket had the same numbers and was worth $25,000.

Boyd-Warren, of North Chesterfield, Virginia, has been in remission from breast cancer for more than five years but lingering nerve pain from chemotherapy has left her unable to work outside the home. She and her husband plan on using the winnings to make repairs around the house and donate to their church and cancer research.

"Life goes on as usual for that I'm happy," she said. "We were blessed with the winnings."

Boyd-Warren, also a Vietnam-era veteran, said she usually buys lottery tickets twice a week for fun.

"Maybe two times a week I pick six sets of the same numbers," she said. "I look on the lotto online and pick the numbers that happen the most."

Boyd-Warren said she was thankful for the winnings, but that her experience with cancer meant that "most of all I'm thankful to be alive."