It took several friends, a Lottery retailer … and a trip to Lottery Headquarters to convince Deanna Martinez that she won $50,000 by playing the instant ticket game, Crossword. Too nervous to drive, the Gallatin resident, 31, arrived with friends and family to claim the prize. “I never win anything! I’m just shaking!” said Deanna, who purchased her ticket at Thorntons, 768 E. Main St., in Hendersonville. Good luck to Deanna!

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