A LOTTERY winner had to fight for her prize after being told it would immediately be taken away due to a mistake made by the state.
Precious Tanksley from Orlando, Florida, was overjoyed to learn that she had won $830 on a Pick 5 game last month.
However, her happiness was short-lived after being told that she would not see a cent of the prize money.
When Tanksley went to claim her money, she was told that as she owed the state money due to an overpayment, so the prize would go toward paying off this debt instead.
“I could not walk away. I was …