Mom leaves lottery ticket hanging on fridge — until son discovers it’s worth millions

A woman won millions after buying a $3 lottery ticket in Colorado, officials said.

The retiree has been playing the lottery since “day one” and had only ever claimed $50 as her biggest prize, according to a Dec. 12 news release by the Colorado Lottery.

The lucky woman stopped at a convenience store in Pueblo for a soda when she decided to buy a $3 Colorado Lotto+ winning ticket, officials said. She had no clue her prize would be $5,214,531.

The woman hung her ticket on her refrigerator until her son checked it and was able to tell her the “life-changing news,” officials said.

The woman doesn’t have immediate plans for the money but said Pueblo “holds a special place in her heart,” officials said.

The woman told officials she wants to “improve” the city anyway she can, officials said.

Pueblo is about 110 miles south of Denver.