Lucky Patriots fans win tickets to Indy

BOSTON -- Whether they bought a raffle ticket or called into a radio station, three lucky fans are headed to the Super Bowl.

The luck of the draw came up big for a woman from Charlestown. She won an all expenses paid trip to the Super Bowl in a raffle at the Boston Spaulding Rehabilitation Center.

“I am so elated I can’t even tell you. I mean this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I can’t wait to get back there next time to show them pictures and everything like that and to meet the patient that drew my name,” said Anna Geraty, the lucky winner.

Geraty only bought one ticket in the raffle, but that was enough.

Her winning ticket included two round trip plane tickets to Indianapolis, a four night stay at the Patriots’ hotel, two tickets to the Patriots’ pregame party and two tickets to Super Bowl XLVI.

“We feel like we’re living a dream,” said Geraty.

That thought was echoed by her best friend Jaime, who Anna is taking with her.

“When she called me on Monday after she found out and she told me, I thought she was just telling me she won and she was like, so can you go? I feel so lucky and I’m so excited,” said Jaime Schwartz, Geraty’s friend.

The pair left for Indianapolis Thursday but they won’t have to wait until Sunday for the fun to start.

“We get there and we have a party to go to tonight, we’re going to the Kraft welcome reception and then tomorrow we have the breakfast, the Spaulding breakfast with Tedy Bruschi which is going to be amazing,” said Geraty.

For Maria Soares, it was one phone number to KISS 108, re-dialed six times, that won her two tickets to a Patriots' fan's dreams.

"I started screaming on the phone. I was like, 'Oh my God,'" said Soares.

Soares said it was more difficult to convince her husband she had won, than it was to actually win the contest.

"I said, 'We're going to the Super Bowl.' He said, 'Yeah, there's people coming over on Sunday.' I said, 'No we're going to the Super Bowl.' He said, 'Stop kidding, I'm working here.' And I said, 'I'm not kidding, I won on the radio station,'" Soares said.

For Francis Vicino, after winning the ultimate prize from Dunkin' Donuts, he decided to take his friend, only after getting his wife's blessing.

"They're going to have a blast. They're going to bring me one thing home. The Championship. What else?" said Dee Vicino.

All three fans said they feel fortunate and they plan on bringing their good luck to the Patriots in Indianapolis.

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