J. Lo's mom hits the jackpot

Posted Thursday, April 8, 2004 at 12:11 PM Central

by John Couture

You would think that just being Jennifer Lopez' mother would be reward enough, but that didn't stop Guadalupe Lopez from collecting on her $2.4 million gambling prize. The star mom said a prayer, pulled the arm and walked away with the big prize at the Borgato Casino in Atlantic City.

The lucky lady was playing a $3.00 spin on the Wheel Of Fortune slot machine when the winning symbols came up. "When I won, my knees started shaking and I started yelling and screaming."

The elder Lopez is reportedly quite a fan of the slot machines. It has been reported that she often accompanied her daughter and former fiance Ben Affleck on their many gambling trips to Las Vegas.