Toni Green of Aurora Illinois recently won $1 million from a lottery scratch-off ticket and is using her windfall to help others.
She shared her plans to pay it forward after winning the prize on a MONOPOLY 50X scratch-off ticket.
"The clerk couldn't believe it and I couldn't believe it," Green said. "He said 'Toni, sign your ticket and go straight home - you won a million dollars!' I sat in my car in front of Ruby's in total shock, and then I had an epiphany - I can help others, I can make a difference in somebody's life with this money.'"
She said she has already started giving some of the money away.
"I've given away over $100,000 already," Green said. "When I was blessed with this prize, I knew I was finally in a position to give back, to help my friends and family, and to pay it forward."