Woman Always Played Lottery with Husband. She Won Big Months After He Died

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An Iowa woman won the lottery by carrying on a tradition she and her late husband observed for years

Marjory Rittman and her husband Dale, who died in March, spent their Saturday nights playing crossword scratch-off lottery games together, often telling each other that they were "going to hit the big one"

"This is maybe a sign and a gift from him," she told lottery officials while claiming her prize

An Iowa woman's tradition with her late husband led her to score a big lottery prize.

Marjory Rittman, a resident of West Des Moines, wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary on Saturday, Nov. 29 — she was simply carrying on a tradition she had with her husband, Dale, who died in March.

For years, the couple spent their Saturday nights playing crossword scratch games, often