Thanks to a sizable lottery win, a mother whose kids adore Home Alone 2: Lost in New York can now afford to take them to the Big Apple. She declared herself thrilled to have won over £411,000 in prize money. The idea to play the lotto came to her like a voice, she said, adding that the win had arrived at such a needed time. The mother continued, saying that having the children, who are nine and six, on holidays would help her unwind.