Roselyn Jarrett, of Cascade, St Ann, celebrates after winning a Mini Cooper motor car from Digicel on Wednesday.

Talk about luck! Roselyn Jarrett, a 43-year-old child-care worker of Cascade, St Ann, was the lucky winner in Digicel's Mini motorcar giveaway for that parish.

"I'm just overwhelmed; I just thank God," Jarrett told The Gleaner. She took a few moments to compose herself after she was confirmed the winner at the draw, held at Ocean Village Shopping Centre in Ocho Rios.

Anticipation

The ten finalists, inclusive of three women, were previously picked and had come to the venue full of anticipation. But only one would win the spanking new, red Mini Cooper.

They sat under a tent until it was time to take the stage. There, they each chose a sealed envelope from a tray held by a Digicel representative. Of the ten trays, only one held the key to the car.

Jarrett was the second to pick an envelope and was therefore slated to be the second to try to open the door to the car, perched on a flatbed truck, in front of dozens of cheering Digicel customers.

Then the moment arrived.

Contestant number one removed the key from his envelope and, given five seconds to open the door, he failed, as his was not the winning key.

Then Jarrett stepped forward. There was no wild cheering for her as she removed the key from the envelope and calmly tried to fit it into the keyhole. But then, it seemed to fit!

Jubilation

She turned it ... it turned! She then held the door handle and turned it ... and the door opened!

Jubilation! Jarrett couldn't contain her joy and the crowd roared its approval, cheering wildly, some saying they were glad a woman had won.

Jarrett said she wasn't a licenced driver, but the car would come in handy in her job.

Along with the car, she also got one year's insurance coverage and one-year's worth of gas, valued at $15,000 per month.